Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

It has been at least a decade since going public via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) has been considered a credible exit strategy for startups. 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2015

The visibility of Google, Facebook and a few others continues to propagate the myth that the ultimate objective of every entrepreneur should be to take their startups public via an initial public offering at the earliest opportunity. Control moves to external directors and the public.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 2, 2014

Well, if you don’t, try on these IPO, M&A, and financing stats from 1st Quarter 2014: Initial Public Offerings: 72 companies went public in the U.S. Mergers & Acquisitions: Global mergers & acquisition activity totaled $710 billion (Thomson Reuters), up 54% from last year. billion.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

20th Century Tech Liquidity = Initial Public Offering. In the 20th century tech companies and their investors made money through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Before social media connected billions of people, bad behavior stayed behind closed doors. 2. Information is everywhere.

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Pascal's View

MAY 13, 2011

The market may have a taste for $100 million initial public offerings today, but that’s because there is a liquidity problem, not because there is something inherently wrong with raising $50 million or less in an IPO.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2014

222 firms held initial public offerings last year, raising $55 Billion, the most since 406 companies went public for $97 million in 2000. The fastest growing exit category in Israel last year was digital media, so the performance of the sector will help determine whether or not the party continues.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Media & Marketing. Media Agencies. In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. Management. Small Business. More Industries. Accounting. Advertising. Broadcasting & Entertainment. Computer Hardware. Computer Software. Consumer Products. Defense & Aerospace. Financial Services & Insurance. Food & Tobacco.

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