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Startup Stock Options – Why A Good Deal Has Gone Bad

Steve Blank

Startup Compensation Changes with Growth Capital – 12 Years to an IPO. And Mark Suster of Upfront Capital has a great post that summarizes these changes. The three examples Suster uses – Salesforce, Google and Amazon – show how much more valuable the companies were after their IPOs. That made sense.

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Startup Fairy Tales and Other Tall Tales That Venture Capitalists Tell

Growthink Blog

Through connections, or through a chance meeting at a networking or social event, an angel investor hears the entrepreneur's story, likes them and their technology, and on the spot, writes a check to provide the company with its first outside financing. Second, look for companies that have short and realistic liquidity (exit, IPO) timelines.