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7 Costs To Consider Before Taking Your Startup Public

Startup Professionals Musings

Despite the fact that the number of IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) for startups have continued to stay low, I still hear it touted often as the preferred exit strategy. Everyone dreams of becoming a billionaire overnight.

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InoxCVA IPO: India’s cryogenic tank maker fully subscribed on first day

ReadWriteStart

Inox India’s initial public offering ( IPO ) opened on Dec. The offering is not due to close until Dec. The Indian company, which manufactures cryogenic tanks and other equipment, is offering 2.21 crore (22100000) shares from initial shareholders, and is expecting to raise Rs 1,459.32

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The Top 5 Stock Exchanges According to a 2020 Study

The Startup Magazine

For startups and entrepreneurs, awareness of the stock exchanges will help prepare you for a potential public financing of your company through an initial public offering, known as an IPO. It is a centralised place where companies and governments come along to participate in trade activities.

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10 Realities Today Cause Startups To Bypass An IPO

Startup Professionals Musings

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of easily taking their startup public, and making it big. Today the rate of startups going public (IPO – Initial Public Offering) is up from the dead zone, but is still half the rate back before 2000.

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How to Overcome Your SPAC’s Biggest Challenges

The Startup Magazine

As a special purpose acquisition company, you can sidestep all the trappings that go with the usual initial public offering, but this shakeup introduces a totally new set of snags that can complicate your merger. These professionals can help you marry your brand’s narrative to the black-and-white letter of the law.

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10 Negatives That Still Make Going Public A High Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of easily taking their startup public, and making it big. Today the rate of startups going public (IPO – Initial Public Offering) is up from the dead zone, but is still half the rate of 15 years ago.

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What do you give up when you take outside investors?

Gust

From the moment such an investor looks seriously at your company, the investor or VC partner is thinking of the end game, the ultimate sale of the company or even of an eventual initial public offering. There is no middle ground. The post What do you give up when you take outside investors? appeared first on Gust.