Pascal's View

AUGUST 28, 2010

6) The most efficient fuel for this IPO engine is venture capital. v) “Since 1999, over 60% of IPOs have been VC-backed. Of the 85 IPOs priced so far this year, only 28 are up. Conclusion: If we don’t fix the IPO problem in America, we will not fix the job problem in America. GDP growth, the U.S. ” (ix) The U.S.

Venture Capital 56

Venture Capital America Initial Public Offering IPO 56

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

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. The reward for doing so was a liquidity event via an Initial Public Offering. The IPO offering document became the playbook for startups.

Internet 334

Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

Hunter Walker

MARCH 8, 2014

At a more mature technology company you’re protecting and extending your business model. The Early Team Still There and They’ll Be Your Tribe for Years : The founders and early team are still in place because there hasn’t been a liquidity event and the work is still exciting for them.

Liquidity Event 134

Liquidity Event Early Stage Seed Stage Startup 134

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Just because your technology is exciting and potentially disruptive doesn’t mean you are ready to build a business. Technically, this is your exit strategy, usually a merger and acquisition (M&A) or initial public stock offering (IPO). If you don’t plan a liquidity event, you won’t find many investors interested.

Sweat Equity 120

Sweat Equity Advisory Board Liquidity Event Startup 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” These investors want to know that you are thinking about a liquidity event – when and how they will get their money out, with ROI. Going public” (IPO) is another alternative, but not common.

Business Plan 283

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 283

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” These investors want to know that you are thinking about a liquidity event – when and how they will get their money out, with ROI. Going public” (IPO) is another alternative, but not common.

Business Plan 290

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 290

Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” These investors want to know that you are thinking about a liquidity event – when and how they will get their money out, with ROI. Going public” (IPO) is another alternative, but not common.

Business Plan 182

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 182

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” These investors want to know that you are thinking about a liquidity event – when and how they will get their money out, with ROI. IPO as an exit strategy is not recommended these days.

Business Plan 186

Business Plan Exit Strategy Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 186

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

In most cases, these applicants for equity funding must be rooted in technology to apply to this limited discussion. The strong advantage is that these organizations will stay with a company from acceptance to ultimate IPO or M&A sale, helping financially and with education, encouragement and introductions along the way.

Equity 62

Equity Finance Liquidity Event Angel Groups 62

The Next Web

OCTOBER 7, 2013

They were referring to non-founder engineers, most commonly the first hire for technology businesses. What you need to consider: - x : percent ownership upon a liquidity event. Is there an IPO story here? Often difficult to get, the first engineer sets the tone for the rest of the development team. Are there many of them?

Engineer 129

Engineer Dilution Option Pool Vesting 129

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2020

For example, every investor I know can tell you about meeting a passionate entrepreneur who is pitching a great technology innovation, but has not done the financial homework on making it a good business. Define an exit strategy for investors to liquidate their share. Back up your projections with a simple financial model.

Liquidity Event 308

Liquidity Event Forecast Exit Strategy Bootstrapping 308

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

The pressures of lofty paper valuations, massive burn rates (and the subsequent need for more cash), and unprecedented low levels of IPOs and M&A, have created a complex and unique circumstance which many Unicorn CEOs and investors are ill-prepared to navigate. If 1999 was a wet (read liquid) bubble, 2015 was a particularly dry one.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Haystack

MAY 9, 2019

Any billion-dollar liquidity event is a rare event, so it will get the Haystack blog treatment. Or does this mean that it’s actually Dollar Shave and Harry’s demonstrating the top-end for what a brand can do without being able to IPO? that helps solidify the customer relationship.

Acquisition 121

Acquisition Liquidity Event Venture Capital Vertical 121

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

You too can name a building after your IPO (and $30 million.) Walk by the Terman Engineering building to stand next to ground zero of technology entrepreneurship. Small but important, this museum is the real deal with almost every artifact of the computing and pre-computing age (make sure you check out their events calendar.)

Silicon Valley 335

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Venture Capital 335

Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Decades ago, the thesis of Yossi Vardi , a prolific technology entrepreneur who has invested in 75 Israeli startups, was that Israeli entrepreneurs should seek quick exit opportunities through global corporations interested in buying a window into Israeli talent and technology. We think so. Today, this thesis is less relevant.

Cofounder 20

Cofounder Technical Review United States 20

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Extremely important for companies to plan their IPOs during a “strategic window” that will increase their odds of success. Going public is not easy : companies should be preparing for IPO in terms of media communication and internal management over a year ahead of IPO. October 2011 was the worst month for IPOs since 2008.

IPO 92

IPO Cofounder Europe 92

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. Ad Serving Technology. Technology & Marketing Law Blog. SVPG : They want to share senior level experience and best practices with technology companies. Hundreds of startups featured since 2005, will yours be next? Preloaders.net.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53