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An IPO Exit Strategy Puts the Entrepreneur at Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 159 in 2011. I recently reviewed a good summary of the advantages and disadvantages of an IPO exit strategy for startups in a widely-used textbook “ Entrepreneurship ,” by Robert Hisrich, Michael Peters, and Dean Shepherd. After a record low of 39 U.S.

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A New Era For Entrepreneurs And Startups Has Begun

Startup Professionals Musings

Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. Twitter was one of the most notable, with a market capitalization now up to $38 billion all by itself. The world is a now single market, both homogeneous and heterogeneous. According to a report just out, a record 156 operating companies went public in the U.S.

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When A Startup Chooses IPO Most Founders Are Out

Startup Professionals Musings

IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 128 in 2012 (compared to 675 in 1996). I reviewed a good summary of the advantages and disadvantages of an IPO exit strategy for startups in a widely-used textbook “ Entrepreneurship ,” by Robert Hisrich, Michael Peters, and Dean Shepherd. After a record low of 39 U.S.

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A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive

SoCal CTO

They are quite happy with a business that will turn into a profitable $20M company and dont necessarily need an obvious exit strategy. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles. This is something Ive always wondered about.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

To do this they have to accomplish five things; 1) get deal flow – via networking and legwork, they identify likely industries, companies and teams with the potential for rapid growth (less than 10 years), 2) evaluate those companies and teams on the basis of technology, market opportunity, and team.

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Building a sweat equity team

discuss.joelonsoftware.com

After 14 years of trying to do most of it myself, Im ready to build a team, and aggressively build market share in a niche that I believe my competitors have neglected. In particular, I want to bring on a full-time marketing person, and a full-time developer. I havent decide how much more staffing will be optimal.

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Why “Luck” is a Terrible Marketing Plan for Your Startup.

Software By Rob

I’ve heard for years about the importance of finding a market before building a software product. I would think, “How can you find a market for something before you build it?&# You can sell garbage to a hungry market and make money. In these cases, the market doesn’t matter because luck trumps everything.