article thumbnail

Factual Data On Popular New Venture Success Timelines

Startup Professionals Musings

I was reading an old article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Yet we always dream that we are the exception to the rule. In April, 1996, Yahoo!

article thumbnail

The Average Startup Overnight Success Takes Six Years

Startup Professionals Musings

I was reading an old article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Yet we always dream that we are the exception to the rule. In April, 1996, Yahoo!

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How Long Should It Take For a Startup to Succeed?

Startup Professionals Musings

I was reading an old article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Yet we always dream that we are the exception to the rule. In April, 1996, Yahoo!

article thumbnail

Can You Beat Amazon In The Race To Overnight Success?

Startup Professionals Musings

I was reading an old article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Yet we always dream that we are the exception to the rule. In April, 1996, Yahoo!

article thumbnail

Every Entrepreneur Dreams of an Overnight Success

Startup Professionals Musings

I was reading an article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Yet we always dream that we are the exception to the rule. In April, 1996, Yahoo! million, by selling 2.6

article thumbnail

Guess How Long Overnight Success Really Takes

Startup Professionals Musings

I was reading an article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Yet we always dream that we are the exception to the rule. In April, 1996, Yahoo! million, by selling 2.6

article thumbnail

The IPO Market: Is Larry Bird Walking Through that Door?

Growthink Blog

One of the key objectives of the recently passed JOBS act is that it will “open” the now 11 years and counting "shut” window for initial public offerings. Because golly, when it comes to the IPO market and public market returns in general, help is needed in a big way. companies went public.

IPO 78