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On Going Public: SPACs, Direct Listings, Public Offerings, and Access to Private Markets

Ben's Blog

There are a number of trends concerning IPOs and capital formation to note: First, the raw number of IPOs has declined significantly: From 1980-2000, the US averaged roughly 300 IPOs per year; from 2001-2016, the average fell to 108 per year. 44% 2001-2019 13.7% First, as the below chart shows, IPO pops are not a new phenomenon.

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Raise Capital With The Skin You’re In: Blunt Truth from Don Charlton, CEO, The Resumator

David Teten

I know we romanticize the LGBT entrepreneur making an app for the LGBT community, but too many of our ideas are “ghettoized” and not seen as “big ideas”. For early-stage founders, I suggest AngelList and Crunchbase. For later-stage companies, I suggest the Association for Corporate Growth online community, Axial , and Preqin.