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2009

Acquisition

2011 May be the Year of the IPO for Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

In 1999, there were 486 IPOs nationwide; just 10 years later, in 2009, there were only 63. Do you need the IPO for your acquisitions strategy? Of course, you’re going to have to perform well to make that stock useful in the acquisitions process. The market is moving back up, but slowly.

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IPO Social Media Media Exit Strategy

Real Entrepreneurs Exit If Their Startup Goes Public

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2011

companies made the IPO transition in 2009, out of thousands of startups. With the more popular Merger & Acquisition (M&A) exit strategy, the control stays with the new entity. Even though the Initial Public Offering (IPO) alternative for a successful startup seems to be coming back into vogue, it is still extremely rare.

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Startup Professionals Musings

2011 May be the Year of the IPO for Social Media

Real Entrepreneurs Exit If Their Startup Goes Public

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