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In Defense of the IPO and How to Improve It, Part 2: Peeking Behind the Pop

Ben's Blog

Interestingly the data for the 1990-98 and 2001-19 time periods are roughly the same – approximately one-quarter of deals priced above the initial filing range. Taken together, we can hypothesize that overall investor demand for IPOs was weaker in 1980-1989, in the middle in 1990-98 and again in 2001-2019, and highest in the dot-com bubble.

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An Interview with Steve Ligouri, Serial Innovator

Startup Lessons Learned

I was president first of Citibank New York, then Citibank Federal Savings Bank, which is all the U.S. I introduced brokerage services into the branches, which was a huge business innovation because for the first time you could go buy stocks and bonds in the bank branch.

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Dean Vagnozzi on Commercial Real Estate Market Trends & Advice for Newcomers

The Startup Magazine

By 2001, he was invested in the stock market and witnessed a unique situation where the stock market was in a tumble and, simultaneously, real estate was going up. A perfect example of this is the American Dream Mall, which just opened in NJ, and the Nike’s new flagship store in New York City.

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They Can’t Kill You And They Can’t Eat You

Feld Thoughts

It’s the summer of 2001. I’m sitting at the breakfast table at Len Fassler’s house in Harrison, New York drinking a cup of coffee and chewing on a bagel. By breakfast in the summer of 2001, the stock was trading under $1 / share. The NASDAQ peak is in the rear view mirror. Many Internet companies are struggling.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

online.wsj.com

Financial News. Virtual Stock Exchange. Loading… New York. Stock Quotes. Find New $LINKTEXTFIND$ » smaller. Facebook went public in May with two classes of stock that give founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg about 57% of the voting power even though he only owns about 28% of the shares.

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

Founded by Michael Bruno in Paris in 2001, 1stdibs (*) is the world’s largest online marketplace for luxury one-of-a-kind antiques, high-end modern furniture, vintage fashion, jewelry, and fine art. The estimated annual GMV of GOAT and its leading competitor Stock X is already over $1B per year (on a combined basis). annual GMV.

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The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale

Both Sides of the Table

But the stock market continued to tank and one of our investors who had committed $12 million pulled out. So I hustled around and convinced a new investor to put in $18 million. We were now set to close at $46 million in new capital. Then I got engaged to be married in late 2001 and had the motivation to get really serious.