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). Twenty-five years ago, to go public you had to sell stuff – not just acquire users or have freemium products.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2010

For instance, if your company is only a few weeks old and you have zero customers and your product offering is still in design, don’t expect someone to hand over $10 million to fund your efforts. This normally means more then 30 employees, and more then $1 million in revenue. Exit stage.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2015

But it’s an important consideration, especially for companies that plan to offer alternative compensation such as employee stock options, which will usually require a 409A valuation. Startup companies are often cash poor and have little in the form of current monetary compensation to offer their employees.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

For instance, if your company is only a few weeks old and you have zero customers and your product offering is still in design, don’t expect someone to hand over $10 million to fund your efforts. This normally means more then 30 employees, and more then $1 million in revenue. Exit stage.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

But in today’s world, speed-to-scale entrepreneurship is what we need to improve society, transform industries, and create massive value for customers, employees, and investors. When the market conditions are right, you should blitzscale for the benefit of all stakeholders: customers, employees, investors, and society.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

For years, the most desirable exit strategy for startup companies was to go public through an initial public offering. They only had 13 employees! Facebook’s stock fell precipitously before the close and the offer was ultimately worth only $741 billion. Unique social networking product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

At the other extreme, I don’t condone greedy and unethical business practices to unjustly shake down customers and employees alike. They are looking for solutions that will reduce their costs by 20%, or double productivity, or cut traffic accidents by a third. Evidence in the form of data is important here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and employees) are getting rich. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. According to a report just out, a record 156 operating companies went public in the U.S. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 10, 2012

That is, you'll use the funding to build a product or service and prove that customers want to buy it. Providing enough capital for 1 to 2 years of operations, funds obtained from the Series A round can be used for the full gamut of needs-from product development and marketing to employee salaries.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and employees) are getting rich. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. With the key social media platforms today, an entrepreneur can tune a product, build a brand, and grow the business with very low cost and a high interactivity never before possible.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 31, 2016

Oliver, author of “ Mantra Design ” and “ Mantra Leadership “ Successful businesses are not a result of chance, but are the by-product of an effective and evolving strategic plan, complimented by an equally effective operating infrastructure, and supported by exceptional human talent. Is a marketing plan important?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

We had raised a small round of funding in 2013, led by a local angel investor who was a member of Central Texas Angel Network, and used the funds to build our first product (a mobile website) and launch with recommendations from friends of mine in Austin the week before South by Southwest Festival. both as an input and as a desired outcome?—?seems

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Andreessen Horowitz is telling entrepreneurs it prefers situations where the founders have controlling stakes, reckoning that theyll be better able to resist outside distraction and focus on making great products. Sometimes it makes sense to insulate entrepreneurs from pressure to make money while they build their products, Mr. Siegel said.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Consumer Products. Paper & Forest Products. At its peak, in 2010, Goodmail had roughly 40 employees. Both studies counted only incorporated companies with employees. Chemicals & Allied Products. Fabricated Metal Products. Food and Kindred Products. Leather and Leather Products. Hospitality.

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