Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

They’ve had a total of 12 deals that have IPO’d. It’s clear that many companies are going to need to understand “authority&# in the social media era. We also discussed the fact that an IPO often doesn’t mean the founders or investors can take too much money off the table. Read more: TechCrunch.

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Gust

MAY 24, 2012

Dual-class voting structures are receiving a lot of attention these days along with intense publicity related to the Facebook IPO , following in the wake of other recent tech IPOs with a similar structure such as Zynga and LinkedIn.

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www.geekwire.com

JULY 10, 2012

Meanwhile, SEC filings indicate that Frazier Healthcare and Voyager Capital — both of Seattle — are on the prowl for more money. It’s still the Pacific Northwest, and Dealmaker Media has assembled an eye-opening list of speakers. Small tech firms outpace big counterparts with IPOs. It appears to be a good time to look.

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Venture Capital Seattle Cofounder Software Engineering 42

VC Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

T aking a company through an initial public offering (IPO) is not an easy task. It’s also an uncertain exit for the entrepreneurs, as they are typically restricted to sell any of their stock in the first 180 days following the IPO, and even then they can sell no more than 1% of stock a month.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Never missing an opportunity for a good war story, I’d like to revisit one high-profile transaction, the $650 million acquisition of MySpace by Fox Interactive Media in 2005, on which I spent many sleepless nights along with the rest of the deal team. Read on for a fuller explanation.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Every successful technology company raises money throughout its lifecycle, perhaps starting with a seed investment and progressing through Series A, B, C, late-stage investments, and, for the most successful companies, an IPO. Lost in this conversation are the dramatic differences between a high priced private round and an IPO.

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IPO Liquidation Preference Valuation Technical Review 40

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Unable to confirm if my proposed approach was correct, he indicated that he would have to check with his SEC group and that ‘someone’ would get back to me. you know of anyone in the social media marketplace that might be able to help? Interview: Mark Douglas, President & CEO, SteelHouse Media. |. John Greathouse.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Equity crowdfunding is likely to work more effectively for startups that require single rounds of thousands and plan to operate as a growing concern, rather than those requiring multiple rounds of millions in startup capital with goals of being acquired or going public via IPO. SEC definitions and rules. Disclosures. The platforms.

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Equity United Kingdom Cap Table Oklahoma 100

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

It was one of the year's most successful IPOs so far, and has been heralded as a "landmark moment" for cryptocurrency's entrance into mainstream investing. Just before the IPO, I had a far-reaching conversation with co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong as he approached this major milestone for the company he co-founded back in 2012.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

It’s like blaming the media for incessantly covering Donald Trump and then watching the ratings when Donald Trump is at a debate and being surprised that the media gives him so much coverage. They must either eventually IPO or they must be bought by larger companies who almost certainly themselves are public. The response?

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

On March 26, SoFi announced that “it will be offering its members (at least those with $3K in their account) the ability to invest in IPOs for companies going public, an investment opportunity that has traditionally been reserved for large institutional investors or ultra-high-net-worth individuals.”

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 10, 2021

Better yet, how confident are you that the investors behind the big social media and content platforms will insist on better polices going forward? Roblox will have a very nice IPO one day if it doesn’t have a big hate speech problem on its platform. Was there ever that kind of conversation at the board level?

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Venture Capital Cap Table Accredited Investor Silicon Valley 150

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

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