The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Venture capital: it’s the jet fuel behind many of the most explosive startups turning them into household names. Late-stage investing is about fueling the rockets, providing the capital necessary for scaling up operations, entering new markets, and, ultimately, preparing for an exit, be it an IPO or acquisition.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 4, 2021

This will be Version One’s first prospective IPO! Manny Medina of Outreach was named to Comparably’s Top 50 list for Best CEOs in 2020 as rated by employees. . For a second consecutive year , Jobber was named one of the fastest-growing companies in North America on Deloitte’s 2020 Technology Fast 500. . Announcements.

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Portfolio Technical Review Securities and Exchange Commission North America 148

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

IN THIS EDITION Fintech products ease more Americans into the stock market In defense of the IPO, and how to improve it What’s inside your (mobile) bank? The proof is seemingly obvious: IPOs are 50x oversubscribed! An IPO is far from perfect, but this narrative is almost completely false. Thanks for signing up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

IPO – public company initial public stock offering. Less tangible assets like the brand name, business relationships, and even your reputation may be lost or damaged. entrepreneur exit IPO lifestyle m&a startup' Think of it as a succession plan, to keep you and what you have started growing. Marty Zwilling.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

APRIL 6, 2022

In this interview David shares the origin story of Voices, how they first launched their platform, secured a great domain name, attracted new customers and […]. The post David Ciccarelli, CEO And Founder Voices.com, Marketplace For Voice Audio Content, Raises $18Mil Towards IPO (VC EP28) appeared first on Yaro.Blog.

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Steve Blank

JULY 11, 2017

If they leave at least they’ll have ‘name of our company’ on their resume.”. The problem was that at some point past employee 1000, the big payoffs ended from pre-public stock and the stock’s subsequent run-up from their IPO. The company was now attracting interns who did want the name of this hot company on their resume.

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Part-Time VPE Liquidity Event Stock Engineer 308

View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

Here is who will be joining the NextView Operator Guilds (for full bios, click the link in their name): Product Guild. He was previously VP Product at Runkeeper (sold to Asics), a General Manager and Director of Product at Zynga (IPO), and Director of Product at Conduit Labs (sold to Zynga). Sara Wajnberg, SVP of Product at Oscar.

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Operations Cofounder Technical Review Angel Investor 176

The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

The story struck me as significant for three reasons – firstly, because Freelancer founder Matt Barrie had been very public leading up to the IPO about wanting to list in Australia over both London and NASDAQ. Finally, that this was not the first highly successful tech IPO in Australia in 2013 with OzForex raising AUD $439.4

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Mike founded GrubHub in his spare bedroom and grew it into the multi-billion-dollar online food delivery colossus that is a household name. Questions I ask Mike Evans: [1:46] Could you give us a high-level overview of the startup of Grubhub to IPO to what you’re doing now? My guest today is Mike Evans.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The new name, Calxeda , pronounced “Cal-zeh-dah,” is a derivative of the Latin for “Smooth-Stone.” He was previously Senior Vice President, responsible for product lines and manufacturing operations, at SigmaTel through its 2003 IPO and then acquisition by Freescale. Naval Nuclear Power Program.

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Naming Hiring Technical Review Virginia 59

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

IPO market. There are a number of trends concerning IPOs and capital formation to note: First, the raw number of IPOs has declined significantly: From 1980-2000, the US averaged roughly 300 IPOs per year; from 2001-2016, the average fell to 108 per year. In the first quarter of 2021 alone, SPACs raised $87.9

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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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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Just imagine a company going public hands out 15% of their stock to their users at IPO – for free! . Outreach was named to the 2020 LinkedIn Top Startups list, which uncovers the 50 companies that have stood out this year, attracting investment, employees and attention. Scanwell Health was awarded a $1.6M

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Portfolio Software Review Cofounder Canada 95

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2016

IPO – public company initial public stock offering. Less tangible assets like the brand name, business relationships, and even your reputation may be lost or damaged. This should be perceived as a win-win event, where your startup is bought or merged into a larger peer or competitor, allowing both you and investors to cash out.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. Obviously, maturity and growth are a continuum, so the rules are never absolute.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 313

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

Finally, I HATE the name. Golden rule of branding for me: 1) name your company or product your URL and 2) don’t paint yourself into a corner. &# Tweet&# = corner. My bet: within 18 months they will change the name and go multi-stream. Sounds like somebody didn’t do their homework on this name. uh, hello!

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infochachkie.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You John Greathouse – Posted in: Entrepreneur , Strategic Planning. With a name like Smucker’s, it has to be good.” I would think that with a name like Smucker’s it has to be a vile disease or possibly a large, poisonous, South American leech.

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SiliconHills

JULY 23, 2021

The email came from a person named “CeCe” who talked about a founder called “Kiwi” and a company called “DISCO” […]. By Krishna Srinivasan, Chairman of the Board, DISCO and co-Founding Partner, LiveOak Venture Partners In October 2013, we received a cold email – it had all the elements on first glance that begged to be ignored.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

On top of all this it was considered very bad form not to have at least four additional consecutive quarters of profits after an IPO.) The IPO Bubble – August 1995 – March 2000 In August 1995 Netscape went public, and the world of start ups turned upside down. Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did.

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Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2023

The name “investment bank” somehow always sounded like a place where I could deposit my investments, and maybe even earn a little interest. 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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Steve Blank

MARCH 16, 2016

This happens when you either sell your company ( M&A ) or go public (an IPO.) As the company goes from searching for a business model to growth , only then will they bring in a new “professional” management team to scale the company (along with a business development executive to search for an acquirer) or prepare for an IPO.

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Liquidity Event Founder Liquidation Preference Venture Capital 120

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The name “investment bank” somehow always sounded like a place where I could deposit my investments, and maybe even earn a little interest. 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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Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering Term Sheet 362

Start Up Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2019

What happened: Edward Snowden’s NSA revelations + Facebook goes public with IPO. To date, its market capitalisation has now increased fourfold since the IPO. What happened: Antitrust actions commence on Big Tech + Greta Thunberg named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year. Welcome to the Zuckerberg Dynasty.

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Technical Review China IPO Vesting 105

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

Early-stage investors in technology startups are only looking for growth-oriented companies that can achieve an “exit&# someday – either via selling your company to a larger company or via an IPO. Why you shouldn’t stack too many brand names into a round. The former is much more likely than the latter.

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Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Stock 336

Board Effect

JULY 22, 2021

Pre-IPO shares. They can offer grants to charities under their name or brand, or they can disburse funds with total anonymity. Donors may contribute funds in the following currencies: Cash. Securities. Cryptocurrency. Private company stock. Publicly traded stock. Private business interests. Mutual funds. Life insurance.

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United States Software Review Stock IPO 105

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

This method was perfected by Gil Elbaz and his team at Applied Semantics in LA and in what some have called “ the most important acquisition ever made by Google ” they acquired the company for $102 million before Google had even IPO’d. And LA is the largest retail & trade employment metropolitan zone in the country.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

It’s meant to support and grow a business until an “exit” in the form of an IPO, a merger or acquisition, or in less than ideal scenarios, a company shutdown. No need to name names. In fact, last year something like two-thirds of all venture capital dollars invested went into rounds of $100 million or more.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

One would think entrepreneurs would never want less available cash – until such time as their competitors ridiculously and unnecessarily all raise $50 million in the name of a “land grab” thus making it much harder for your totally reasonable company to attract investors.

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Software Review Turkey Portfolio Syndicate 150

Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

I had the good fortune to moderate a panel at last week''s IBA Silicon Valley from Start-up to IPO / Exit Conference. start-ups that turn into “Unicorns” - businesses with exits via IPO or acquisition of greater than $1 Billion - emanate almost exclusively from the United States, and far more specifically from Silicon Valley.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Marvel’s fascinating turnaround story is no less than a heroic action story where the protagonist flips the scales at the last moment and arises like the phoenix, just like the many superheroes it helped become household names. This raised the company's name, despite all controversies. Thanks to Ryan Niddel, Ryan Niddel Strategies ! #9-

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Is there an IPO story here? Again this is somewhat simplified as the liquidity event (sale or IPO) may come as cash, stock, or a combination of the two. Are there many of them? Are they especially acquisitive? How much do they cough up? Triangulate the chances of a nine digit-plus outcome by taking a look around.

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Engineer Dilution Option Pool Vesting 129

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

The names of these once great, now defunct firms may not be terribly familiar today but here are just a few examples: American Research & Development [Boston] –> Founded by George Doriot and depending how you count it, either the first or second formal VC firm in the US.

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Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. Obviously, maturity and growth are a continuum, so the rules are never absolute.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 370

NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Generating liquidity usually entails either selling the venture or an IPO. Your big decisions will be when and how to : raise capital. pivot the business. scale – this may include the need to go offshore. change the CEO. generate liquidity. focusing your due diligence on the future to get the best sense of the business’ potential.

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Technical Review Software Review New Zealand Due Diligence 88

Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

The biggest technology IPO in history has rightfully captured the imagination of both the general and investment public. So once we put this natural (and may I add wholly unproductive) emotion aside, the thoughtful angel investor should both gain great hope and powerful moving forward lessons from the Facebook IPO. read more.

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Angel Investor IPO Private Equity Early Stage 76

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

This is done by enriching transaction data points such as name, email address, and billing and shipping address with around 2,000 extra data points, such as an IP latency check to measure the real distance from the user, IP connection type, distance between key strokes, and email name match.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Startup 122

View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

To analyze what’s become of the OG Unicorns, it’s first worth noting that at the time of the 2013 post about 2/3rds of the 39 on the list had already been realized via IPO or $1B+ acquisitions. Most startups that hit this level did so via IPO or acquisition value. IPO value, $2.8B IPO value, $1.5B IPO value, $31.2B

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