Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2020

None of these investment banks offer traditional banking services, as you would expect from one of the following: Retail banks Commercial banks Credit unions Savings and loans As startup founders, you first need to deal with one of these traditional banks, probably a commercial bank. Commercial banking is also known as business banking.

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Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering Term Sheet 362

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. Investors call this the seed stage , where money is required to build a market and a real product. The final product works great, and all the early users love it.”

Angel Investor 370

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 370

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and initial public offerings (IPO) bring necessary capital and resources to a growing company. Mergers and acquisitions can be fairly contentious and not all shareholders agree that it is in their best interest for Company A to buy Company B.

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IPO Prospectus Merger Initial Public Offering 147

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2015

Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the backdoor as a reverse merger. The increased exposure and opportunity of a public company comes with a higher risk to you and your Board of severe civil and criminal penalties for regulatory mistakes and non-compliance.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. Investors call this the seed stage , where money is required to build a market and a real product. The final product works great, and all the early users love it.”

Angel Investor 184

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 184

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Even though the Initial Public Offering (IPO) alternative for a successful startup seems to be coming back, it is relatively rare. IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 128 in 2012 (compared to 675 in 1996). Consider the recent example of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg. After a record low of 39 U.S.

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IPO Founder Exit Strategy Investment Bankers 224

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. Investors call this the seed stage , where money is required to build a market and a real product. The final product works great, and all the early users love it.”

Angel Investor 232

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 232

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

None of these investment banks offer traditional banking services, as you would expect from one of the following: Retail banks Commercial banks Credit unions Savings and loans As startup founders, you first need to deal with one of these traditional banks, probably a commercial bank. Commercial banking is also known as business banking.

IPO 205

IPO Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering 205

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Even though the Initial Public Offering (IPO) alternative for a successful startup seems to be coming back into vogue, it is relatively rare. IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 159 in 2011. With the more popular Merger & Acquisition (M&A) exit strategy, the control stays with the new entity.

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Exit Strategy IPO Investment Bankers Entrepreneur 239

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). Initial Public Offering (IPO). There may be a natural catastrophe, like 9/11, or the market you counted on could implode. Even lifetime entrepreneurs can decide that enough is enough.

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Exit Strategy Initial Public Offering IPO Startup 241

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Companies at this stage must have a large market, good traction, and be focused on scaling infrastructure and market adoption. At this stage, you need investment bankers to negotiate a merger or acquisition (M&A), go private, or help you go public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Exit stage.

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Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 241

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2016

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. Investors call this the seed stage , where money is required to build a market and a real product. The final product works great, and all the early users love it.”

Matching 120

Matching Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2011

Even though the Initial Public Offering (IPO) alternative for a successful startup seems to be coming back into vogue, it is still extremely rare. When shares are sold to the public, the company starts to lose control of decision making, which can even result in the venture being acquired through an unfriendly tender offer.

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Exit Strategy IPO Investment Bankers Entrepreneur 235

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2011

So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). Initial Public Offering (IPO). There may be a natural catastrophe, like 9/11, or the market you counted on could implode. Even lifetime entrepreneurs can decide that enough is enough.

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Exit Strategy Initial Public Offering Startup IPO 231

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2011

None of these investment banks offer traditional banking services, as you would expect from one of the following: Retail banks Commercial banks Credit unions Savings and loans As startup founders, you first need to deal with one of these banks, probably a commercial bank. Commercial banking is also known as business banking.

Silicon Valley 211

Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering Startup 211

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Companies at this stage must have a large market, good traction, and be focused on scaling infrastructure and market adoption. At this stage, you need investment bankers to negotiate a merger or acquisition (M&A), go private, or help you go public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Exit stage.

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Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 231

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2015

This compensation can come in the form of a stock option , a stock appreciation right, or a similar financial instrument, which can potentially be quite lucrative for employees at the time of a merger, acquisition or initial public offering (IPO). When does a startup company need a business valuation?

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Valuation Stock Options CPA Merger 100

Growthink Blog

APRIL 2, 2014

Don’t you just love these booming markets? Well, if you don’t, try on these IPO, M&A, and financing stats from 1st Quarter 2014: Initial Public Offerings: 72 companies went public in the U.S. in the 1st quarter - the largest number of new issuers since 2000 -raising a total of 11.1 Private Equity.

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Private Equity Merger IPO Initial Public Offering 69

Gust

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Companies at this stage must have a large market, good traction, and be focused on scaling infrastructure and market adoption. At this stage, you need investment bankers to negotiate a merger or acquisition (M&A), go private, or help you go public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Exit stage.

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Venture Capital Investment Bankers Angel Investor Initial Public Offering 171

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

The Golden Age (1970 – 1995): Build a growing business with a consistently profitable track record (after at least 5 quarters,) and go public when it’s time. Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability.

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Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2010

None of these investment banks offer traditional banking services, as you would expect from one of the following: Retail banks Commercial banks Credit unions Savings and loans As startup founders, you first need to deal with one of these banks, probably a commercial bank. Commercial banking is also known as business banking.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Private Equity Startup Initial Public Offering 120

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Tiny markets may excite your passion but won’t sustain a business or leave you with a long-term positive legacy. Investors look for a team with business, financial, marketing, and operational skills, as well as a social passion. Includes balanced and hard-hitting marketing and sales.

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Intellectual Property Initial Public Offering Merger Acquisition 48

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2013

Angels expect at least a working prototype and a hint of market acceptance (traction) before investing. The target market better be a big one, like over a billion dollars, with a double-digit growth rate, large enough to absorb multiple entrants. That means merger and acquisition (M&A), not initial public offering (IPO).

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Cram Down Angel Investor Intellectual Property Venture Capital 269

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 2, 2012

The real truth is, since the "Internet bubble" burst in 2001, initial public offerings have not resumed the vitality levels of the late 1980s, let alone the boom years of the '90s. In our survey of emerging growth company CEOs, 86% of respondents listed accounting and compliance costs as a major concern of going public.

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IPO Startup Florida Seed Capital 121

Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

There are times when small and slow is the right strategy for a specific market opportunity. When the market conditions are right, you should blitzscale for the benefit of all stakeholders: customers, employees, investors, and society. Blitzscaling is a response to market dynamics, not the cause.

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Cofounder Business Model IPO Non-Compete 28

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2022

Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public. But it’s always a risky proposition, probably well beyond the risk of the commodities market, since there are so many unknowns and few controls.

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Liquidity Event Angel Investor SEC Accredited Investor 300

Pascal's View

AUGUST 22, 2009

On Monday, August 10, Barron’s ran a story “Does the IPO Market Shun Smaller Companies?”, The collateral effect of this market reality is that the vast majority of emerging VC-backed companies are effectively barred from going public. GDP growth and job creation will be still-born and be forced in to a merger?

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IPO Merger Institutional Investors Venture Capital 40

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public. But it’s always a risky proposition, probably well beyond the risk of the commodities market, since there are so many unknowns and few controls.

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Liquidity Event SEC Entrepreneur Accredited Investor 224

VC Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2024

With the IPO window closed, growth funding severely dwindled and multiples down as a result of the public market, unicorns face tough choices in 2024. M&A/ Exits – This situation is compounded by a narrowing window for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and initial public offerings (IPOs).

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IPO Valuation Private Equity 88

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public. But it’s always a risky proposition, probably well beyond the risk of the commodities market, since there are so many unknowns and few controls.

Liquidity Event 184

Liquidity Event SEC Accredited Investor Angel Investor 184

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public. But it’s always a risky proposition, probably well beyond the risk of the commodities market, since there are so many unknowns and few controls.

Accredited Investor 219

Accredited Investor Liquidity Event SEC Stock 219

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public. But it’s always a risky proposition, probably well beyond the risk of the commodities market, since there are so many unknowns and few controls.

Portfolio 228

Portfolio Accredited Investor Liquidity Event SEC 228

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public. But it’s always a risky proposition, probably well beyond the risk of the commodities market, since there are so many unknowns and few controls.

Accredited Investor 120

Accredited Investor Liquidity Event SEC Entrepreneur 120