Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the side door as a reverse merger. Most public shells ready for sale are not listed on a national securities exchange, but are instead traded in a less glamorous setting, such as the OTC Bulletin Board.

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SiliconHills

JULY 3, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of stock. The Austin-based company did not set a date to go public or a price for its shares, which will be traded under the stock sticker “LAW.” CS Disco, a legal tech startup, filed papers with the U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 23, 2012

Facebook’s chief online game developer, Zynga , was recently given the enormous market value of $7 billion in its initial public offering and ninety-three percent of Zynga’s yearly revenue is generated through Facebook. And such business is very profitable.

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SiliconHills

MAY 25, 2018

Xeris Pharmaceuticals, founded in 2005 in Austin, filed on Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange with an initial public offering valued at $75 million. The company, now based in Chicago, has strong ties to the Austin startup community.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Failing to Secure Funding. New entrepreneurs fail to secure funding because, despite their great idea, they have poor execution. Venture capitalists aim to see the company go all the way to an initial public offering so they can sell their shares for a large profit.

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SiliconHills

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Today, Dell Technologies filed papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing that the company’s board is considering taking the company public again with an initial public offering or by merging with VMWare. Normally, the company doesn’t […].

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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. Securities Class Action Filings: 2014 Year in Review. by Jeff Van Gulick , Senior Vice President, Commercial Lines Practice Leader, HUB International.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2018

Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the side door as a reverse merger. Most public shells ready for sale are not listed on a national securities exchange, but are instead traded in a less glamorous setting, such as the OTC Bulletin Board.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

As near as I can tell these are smaller ones, who don’t sell clothes, but typically sell companies and securities in a particular set of industries. So unless your business is well established, and ready to sell or go public (Initial Public Offering - IPO), you should steer clear of investment banks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2014

A reverse merger is the acquisition of an already public company (usually a dormant shell) to avoid the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process and cost, to quickly get your startup on a public exchange for fund raising through visibility and selling stock. Reverse mergers may not get your startup on the Nasdaq.

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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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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Upland Software filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission Friday for an Initial Public Offering. The Austin-based company plans to raise up to $50 million, but it has not yet determined the price range for its stock or the number of shares it plans to offer for sell.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

will soon join the rarefied air of Austin-based public companies. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock in an effort to raise $50M in capital. Upland Software, Inc. The company announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

Initial Public Offering (IPO). If you are in a stable, secure marketplace, with a business that has a steady revenue stream, pay off investors, find someone you trust to run it for you, while you use the remaining cash to develop your next great idea. This used to be the preferred mode, and the quick way to riches.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2011

As near as I can tell these are smaller ones, who don’t sell clothes, but typically sell companies and securities in a particular set of industries. So unless your business is well established, and ready to sell or go public (Initial Public Offering - IPO), you should steer clear of investment banks.

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Securities Exchange Commission to offer 6.2 million shares at $7 a share to raise $44 million during its initial public offering last Thursday. […] The post Mirna Therapeutics is Austin’s Newest Public Company appeared first on SiliconHills.

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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. Most public shells ready for sale are not listed on a national securities exchange, but are instead traded in a less glamorous setting, such as the OTC Bulletin Board.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2011

Initial Public Offering (IPO). If you are in a stable, secure marketplace, with a business that has a steady revenue stream, pay off investors, find someone you trust to run it for you, while you use the remaining cash to develop your next great idea. This used to be the preferred mode, and the quick way to riches.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

It has been at least a decade since going public via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) has been considered a credible exit strategy for startups. You need to work through a team of underwriters, who administer the public issuance and distribution of securities from a corporation.

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Berkonomics

JULY 8, 2021

Years ago, a young entrepreneur joined one of the roundtables, and we followed his progress with his issues, many of them directly related to fundraising, as he grew his company from a raw start-up to an initial public offering on the NASDAQ exchange, followed by continued growth in revenues and stock price.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2010

As near as I can tell these are smaller ones, who don’t sell clothes, but typically sell companies and securities in a particular set of industries. So unless your business is well established, and ready to sell or go public (Initial Public Offering - IPO), you should steer clear of investment banks.

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Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

I believe that, if he understood the reality of the venture capital industry today and its inextricable link to the Initial Public Offering (IPO) drought, his otherwise well-written article would have taken a markedly different direction. Slywotzky makes an important assertion about venture capital that is incorrect.

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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. Previously $5 million, the securities sales cap will be raised to $50 million.

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Pascal's View

MARCH 24, 2010

Some excerpts follow, and you can download the entire speech and slides by clicking at the bottom of this post: “The absence of cohesion in American public policy can be seen in many areas—with cybersecurity coming immediately to mind.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Ten years ago, a young entrepreneur joined one of the roundtables, and we followed his progress with his issues, many of them directly related to fundraising, as he grew his company from a raw start-up to an initial public offering on the NASDAQ exchange, followed by continued growth in revenues and stock price.

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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). VCs competing for unicorn investments have given founders control of the board.

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

selling the company or having it complete an initial public offering). Suggested Resource: In Venture Capital Pitch Formula , you'll learn exactly how to find and contact venture capitalists, exactly what information to include in your presentations, and how to secure your financing. This video explains more.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 23, 2011

With this capital, the company propels itself to $50 million+ in revenues, and to either a sale to a strategic acquirer or to an initial public offering. And they hire very aggressive securities attorneys to represent their interests. Venture capitalists Cut Tough Deals.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 10, 2012

Stage #5: Mezzanine Financing Mezzanine capital, often provided by private equity firms, is capital provided either as equity, debt, or a convertible note that is provided to a company just prior to its Initial Public Offering. Hopefully this lays out the different types of funding you can get and when. This video explains more.

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Pascal's View

MAY 13, 2011

This is a good example of technology driven market change being accelerated by new securities regulations). This enabled consolidation among the brokerage houses and banks, which led to the loss of multiple distribution channels for securities and reduced the ability for small players to survive. In the U.S. cents or 6.25

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2024

Lets examine these options: Funding – Many of the unicorns minted in 2021 face difficulties in securing new investments at valuations comparable to their peaks, especially in a market skeptical of overvalued tech companies. They need to either raise, become profitable (default alive) or exit (M&A or IPO).

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VC Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

T aking a company through an initial public offering (IPO) is not an easy task. Stock: Underwriters include JP Morgan Securities, Deutsche Bank Securities, Pacific Crest Securities, FBR Capital Markets, ThinkEquity, and Broadpoint Capital.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

This was the national news story that greeted me when I first arrived back in my home city of Melbourne for a Christmas visit, after spending the past three of five years overseas working towards building a vibrant startup ecosystem in London with my own community organisation 3beards.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 31, 2016

Larger portfolios and fancy promotions can follow, but get the basics in place at the very beginning or in other words, secure the foundation. Yes, cash flow is king and every start-up wants to achieve greatness or hit a sizable IPO, initial public offering sooner than later.

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Gust

JANUARY 5, 2012

Securities Exchange Act of 1934, section 12(g), generally limits a privately held company to fewer than 500 shareholders. The assumption has been that companies with 500 investors are quasi-public anyway, and for disclosure and other reasons should be forced to go public when the shareholder number approaches this limit.

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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. Share and Enjoy:

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Pascal's View

AUGUST 22, 2009

Such market power allows bankers to shapes the profile of those companies worthy of going public to favor the natural demand from their largest clients: short-term trading focused hedge funds and large institutional investors that demand highly liquid public securities.

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