Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 7, 2014

You can read Krager’s article for all the figures (many of which are from Hubspot’s S1 SEC filing and from Moz directly), but here are some of the key differences: Hubspot spends $11,233 to acquire a new customer. News Hubspot Initial public offering IPO Moz Software as a service Unbounce'

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Initial Public Offering IPO SEC Valuation 148

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of someday taking their startup public, and making it a multi-national powerhouse. Startups are typically run by a couple of executives who are reluctant to disclose via the prospectus and SEC reports all the decision-making criteria, operational financial details, and compensation formulas.

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IPO SEC Prospectus Startup 242

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2018

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. Public company executives are at civil and even criminal risk for false or misleading statements in the registration statement.

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Exit Strategy IPO Initial Public Offering SEC 128

Ben's Blog

JUNE 19, 2017

Where has the initial public offering (IPO) gone? That’s a question the capital markets have been asking for some time, and is a leading concern of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), too. But this question matters beyond those interested …

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IPO Securities and Exchange Commission Initial Public Offering SEC 56

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 7, 2014

You can read Krager’s article for all the figures (many of which are from Hubspot’s S1 SEC filing and from Moz directly), but here are some of the key differences: Hubspot spends $11,233 to acquire a new customer. News Hubspot Initial public offering IPO Moz Software as a service Unbounce'

Initial Public Offering 78

Initial Public Offering IPO SEC Valuation 78

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2016

Despite the fact that the number of IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) for startups have continued to decrease, I still hear it touted often as the preferred exit strategy. Public company executives are at civil and even criminal risk for false or misleading statements in the registration statement.

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IPO Initial Public Offering SEC Stock Options 120

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 12, 2009

C corps may have an unlimited number of stockholders (subject to SEC reporting requirements if the number exceeds 500). A C corp is also the easiest type of entity to take public in an initial public offering. Ownership (Stockholders).

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LLC Stock Options Preferred Stock Stock 61

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2022

It’s an opportunity for that “big bang” return of 10X to 100 times your initial investment, like early investors in Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Today most startup investors still register with the SEC as “ accredited ” investors before they buy any startup equity in the U.S. Do your homework before investing.

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Liquidity Event Angel Investor SEC Accredited Investor 300

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. The NVCA recommended the five-year period as part of what it called the "IPO on-ramp."

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IPO Startup Florida Seed Capital 121

Gust

JANUARY 5, 2012

But, this SEC limit has created some problems for these high-tech phenoms, both in raising additional capital and in private sales through secondary markets in which early investors resell shares to a large number of smaller US buyers. Raising $1000 each from 1000 investors would surely seem to violate current SEC regulations.

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SEC Angel Groups Technical Review Private Equity 131

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

It’s an opportunity for that “big bang” return of 10X to 100 times your initial investment, like early investors in Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Today most startup investors still register with the SEC as “ accredited ” investors before they buy any startup equity in the U.S. Do your homework before investing.

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Liquidity Event SEC Entrepreneur Accredited Investor 224

VC Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

T aking a company through an initial public offering (IPO) is not an easy task. Eyeblaster pulled out of its initial IPO filing in October 2008 citing the “market conditions&# as a reason for the delay. Today, Eyeblaster notified the SEC of its intention to go public as detailed in the company’s S-1 Filing.

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IPO SEC Initial Public Offering Stock 68

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

It’s an opportunity for that “big bang” return of 10X to 100 times your initial investment, like early investors in Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Today most startup investors still register with the SEC as “ accredited ” investors before they buy any startup equity in the U.S. Do your homework before investing.

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Liquidity Event SEC Accredited Investor Angel Investor 184

Pascal's View

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Grant Thornton LLP’s Capital Markets Group today announced the release of Market Structure is Causing the IPO Crisis , a white paper examining the demise of initial public offerings in the United States, and offering remedies to resurrect the IPO market. which was published in November 2008.

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IPO SEC Initial Public Offering United States 37

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

It’s an opportunity for that “big bang” return of 10X to 100 times your initial investment, like early investors in Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Today you still need to be registered with the SEC as an “ accredited ” investor to legally buy any startup equity. Do your homework before investing.

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Accredited Investor Liquidity Event SEC Stock 219

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

It’s an opportunity for that “big bang” return of 10X to 100 times your initial investment, like early investors in Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Today you still need to be registered with the SEC as an “ accredited ” investor to legally buy any startup equity. Do your homework before investing.

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Portfolio Accredited Investor Liquidity Event SEC 228

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

It’s an opportunity for that “big bang” return of 10X to 100 times your initial investment, like early investors in Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Today you still need to be registered with the SEC as an “ accredited ” investor to legally buy any startup equity in the U.S. Do your homework before investing.

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Accredited Investor Liquidity Event SEC Entrepreneur 120

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2012

Their task was to draft a set of recommendations for how the nation's "IPO crisis," as some call it, could be resolved - a post-bubble lull in the number of startup companies in all sectors that proceed to the initial public offering stage and go public.

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IPO SEC Silicon Valley Startup 118