article thumbnail

6 Hurdles For Going Public Through A Reverse Merger

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the side door as a reverse merger. Being a public company isn’t cheap or easy. This approach is not for entrepreneurs already out of money. Is your startup really ready to play in the corporate world?

Merger 198
article thumbnail

Is A Reverse Merger The Way To Fund Your Startup?

Startup Professionals Musings

A reverse merger is the acquisition of an already public company (usually a dormant shell) to avoid the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process and cost, to quickly get your startup on a public exchange for fund raising through visibility and selling stock. Being a public company isn’t cheap or easy.

Merger 246
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

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

article thumbnail

6 Challenges In Going Public Through The Backdoor

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the backdoor as a reverse merger. Being a public company isn’t cheap or easy. This approach is not for entrepreneurs already out of money. Is your startup really ready to play in the corporate world?

Merger 120
article thumbnail

The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

If failure is defined as failing to see the projected return on investment—say, a specific revenue growth rate or date to break even on cash flow—then more than 95% of start-ups fail, based on Mr. Ghoshs research. California. California. start-ups fail, he says. Live Chat Recap. Of the 6,613 U.S.-based For Lease. -

article thumbnail

3 IPOs and the Lessons They Hold for Today’s Startups

ReadWriteStart

For most startups, it’s no secret that a significant part of their long-term plans is to go public and become the next market darling for investors. If you use history as a guide, I’m afraid you’ll find no real consensus on the matter of when to go public with your startup.

IPO 147