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After Ringing the IPO Bell

Seeing Both Sides

Your venture capital investors and many early employees head for the door and you are left holding the bag. Here are a few things I learned after my 16 quarters as an executive post-IPO: 1) The Mission Continues. Be clear that the end goal was never an IPO - that is merely a financing event, a means to an end.

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Lean Business Planning with Tim Berry [VIDEO]

Up and Running

What’s the concept of all of this that you’re talking about and then in financing? I just thought it was a good question to set the context of lean planning and when somebody should use it, because so many of our webinar attendees are in the process of getting financing. This is Magda. Notice she’s averaging too.

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How to Block out the Noise and Grow Your Business

Growthink Blog

with the "human ecosystems" of our organizations - employees, customers, vendors, suppliers and the like. is far better to just "cold turkey" it all. Now, so critically, when compared to the general public, for business executives having a great defense mechanism to and against these distractions is extremely important.

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Electing a Truly Independent Director

Austin Startup

out of state VCs Don’t rush a term sheet In assessing financing terms and interacting with their lead investors, most founders instinctively focus on two core things: economics and control. The wrong way to define “independent” is simply as “not an investor or employee.” Do not take that selection lightly.

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How Israel and the Arab World Connect Through Technology

David Teten

I also suggest look at the UAE-Israel Technology & Finance Community/Mailing List. Markets include Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, the Arabian Gulf among others. “. Phoenix Capital , a tie-up between OurCrowd and Abdullah Al Naboodah’s business development unit. Takwin Labs.

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