The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

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. The companies are bigger, the investments heftier, and the risks, while different, remain significant.

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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. I suspect the exuberance for an IPO is still being driven by the highly visible successes of a few companies several years ago, including Facebook, Yelp, and Twitter.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2022

Today the rate of startups going public (IPO – Initial Public Offering) is finally up from the dead zone of the last two decades, and is now double the rate back in 1999. Thus, today around 90 percent of successful startups are still acquired by bigger companies versus an IPO, as the safer and preferred method of growth and funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2014

" Current IPO activity feedback seems to support their excitement. IPO market showed more activity than any other first quarter since 2000, with 64 companies raising $10.6 That is more than double the number of IPOs in the first quarter of 2013. business entrepreneur initial public offering IPO startup'

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Today the rate of startups going public (IPO – Initial Public Offering) is up from the dead zone, but is still less than half the rate of 15 years ago. According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , 2014 was a strong year with IPOs actually outperforming other indices by 10 percent. Going public is an expensive process.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 14, 2022

5) Managing the operations. As the seed funding has been raised by this time, the company starts its operations and gradually expands. The business logistics are defined, and a brand identity is created. It is here that the visual entity of the company is established. The company needs good funding to make a mark in its industry.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Today the rate of startups going public (IPO – Initial Public Offering) is at an all-time low, and most entrepreneurs avoid this option like the plague, knowing the process is painful, and public company executives are seen as greedy sharks. entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg startup investor IPO exit' Going public is an expensive process.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Even though the Initial Public Offering (IPO) alternative for a successful startup seems to be coming back, it is relatively rare. IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 128 in 2012 (compared to 675 in 1996). business entrepreneur exit founder IPO startup' Consider the recent example of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

Operating a competitive business and turning a significant profit is even more challenging. Despite the odds against new business success, Lazarus started and operated four businesses by the time he was 25 years old. This is how he came to start and operate Luke Lazarus Consulting in Sydney more than two decades ago.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Even though the Initial Public Offering (IPO) alternative for a successful startup seems to be coming back into vogue, it is relatively rare. IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 159 in 2011. Consider the recent example of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg. After a record low of 39 U.S. Pressures to maintain growth pattern.

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Twitter’s IPO has garnered a ton of attention in the tech and popular press. So their revenue figures, pre IPO financing and ownership, and other info is all widely available. Growth IPOs Are Back. Games monetized via in-app purchases are a premium service. Instagram hadn’t built a true business (e.g.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

A viable business opportunity is to present expert business services designed to help companies operate and implement first cybersecurity procedures and measures. Currently, there’s the universal dependence on specialized software and computers to keep companies operating, and more offices are transiting into paperless working spaces.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The combination of services and infrastructure traditionally housed under one roof – underwriting, research, sales & trading, supported by large back office operations, and monitored by compliance systems – will remain at the sector’s core. At least for investment banks the answer is not so clear cut.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2015

For financial reasons alone, an IPO is a statistically rare phenomenon, happening just 275 times in 2014 , out of almost 500,000 startups. As an advisor and mentor to startups, I try to make sure entrepreneurs understand both the pros and cons of an IPO as an exit strategy. All strategy and operational moves become public.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

This Advisory Board is a good test drive for the more formal Board of Directors required later, when going public (IPO) or the entrance of venture capital investors. Do you expect involvement in company operations? These considerations include the following: Are you looking for advice or a boss?

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 31, 2017

So no surprise that when River Cities Capital released an overview of SaaS operating and valuation benchmarks, I hung on every juicy detail. They took the 92 public SaaS companies and analyzed their key operating metrics. At IPO only 7 of 39 companies that have gone publics since 2013 had positive EBITDA. on average.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 11, 2023

He’s founder and CEO of Greenhouse , a ‘hiring operating system’ for companies which spans recruiting and onboarding tools for enterprises and SMEs. It might ‘exit’ again at a later point (anything from a sale to an IPO), but it’s no long dependent on VC funding.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2018

These assumptions can create financially material pitfalls for companies with a false sense of security in the current business environment wherein remote workforces, professional employer organizations (PEO), and technology are being increasingly implemented and relied on to operate a business across the country and abroad.

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Start Up Blog

MAY 13, 2019

Last Friday night, I did a TV interview on ABC regarding Uber’s long awaited IPO. An IPO is when a company first becomes a publicly traded stock that anyone can buy and hold. Amazon IPO 1997 – 2 years after it was founded. Google IPO 2004 – 5 years after it was founded.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Initial Public Offering (IPO). Initial Public Offering (IPO): This exit strategy is not suited to most small businesses, primarily because it means convincing both investors and Wall Street analysts that stock in your business will be worth something to the general public. Types of exit strategies. Management buyout. Family succession.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

We’re calling them NextView Operator Guilds. . The concept our Guilds is simple: We want to bring together small groups of Product and Go-to-Market experts to lend their time to support our portfolio company founders and key operators. The post Announcing NextView Operator Guilds appeared first on NextView Ventures.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

More and more angels will be minted as the 2019 IPO class emerges. Governments blocking acquisitions, the curtailment of company expansion, more scrutiny on overseas operations of U.S. Traditional seed funds have gotten bigger, many armed with opportunity funds on top. Hundreds of new micro funds somehow keep getting into the market.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2018

Few buyers will get excited about a company currently operating at a loss. You’ll find exceptions to this rule, like Snapchat, which was operating at a loss at its IPO, when it experienced high initial trading prices due to its huge popularity and untapped monetization capabilities. Wrapping Up.

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BeyondVC

MARCH 21, 2017

Our ability to sell our applications is dependent upon the quality of our professional services and customer support services, and our failure to offer high-quality professional services and customer support services could have an adverse effect on our business and operating results. also published on Medium.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” Operating Costs. million to fund operations in their first year of operations. One of them is profitability.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

And this is happening in mezzanine (pre-IPO) deals as well. And post IPO deals, although these tend to correct more quickly. If everybody is over-paying for early-to-mid stage deals you’d imagine that these all need to feed into a frenzied M&A and IPO market that will garner big returns for these risks investors are taking.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2014

VCs like acquisitions as much as IPOs because the acquiring companies often can rationalize paying large multiples over the current valuation of the startup. Often they have brought in an operating executive as the new CEO. The goal is to get a corporate investment or an outright acquisition of the startup.

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View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

Advice on How to Make Your First Analytics Hire “Analytics is about designing, reporting, and leveraging operating metrics to aid strategic and functional decision-making. Why Do Consumer IPOs and B2B IPOs Get Treated Differently? ” (David Beisel). Hiring Your Team. ” (Melody Koh). ” (Melody Koh).

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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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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 24, 2017

One risk of investing in growth stocks is that future potential is considered instead of current operations. Snap Inc’s stock SNAP increased 44% from the initial IPO rate on the first trading day. Growth stocks provide the ideal opportunity as they see earnings and revenues rise at above-average speed. and $24.48 on the same day.

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Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

Tech IPOs Are Back – So Now What? Three of the five “blockbuster” tech IPOs I predicted have happened (LinkedIn, Groupon, Zynga) and the biggest of all (Facebook) has filed and will likely go public within the next 90 days. I see several dynamics at work in today’s IPO markets. March 8, 2012.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2023

According to more recent statistics , fewer than a third of all crowdfunding operations end up being successful, and the rest have to return anything they do collect. Worldwide, more than fifty campaigns since then have exceeded the $10 million dollar mark, despite targets as low as $20K. Risk is increased.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2023

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. Yet every business needs to have a good relationship with a bank, for day to day operations. I guess it’s no wonder that banks are struggling these days with their public image.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2021

We can trace the Midwest’s renaissance to Sprout Social’s successful initial public offering (IPO) , which saw the company debut on public markets at a price of $17 per share and rise to over $120 per share today. So much has gone right for the industry and it goes to show how one successful IPO can bring focus to a region.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

According to more recent statistics , fewer than a quarter of all crowdfunding operations end up being successful, and the rest have to return anything they do collect. Worldwide, almost fifty campaigns since then have exceeded the $10 million dollar mark, despite targets as low as $20K. Risk is increased.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2020

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. Yet every business needs to have a good relationship with a bank, for day to day operations. I guess it’s no wonder that banks are struggling these days with their public image.

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Operations Plan Goal of the operations plan: Present the action plan for executing on your company’s vision. The operations plan transforms the business plan from concept into reality. And the operations plan proves that the management team can execute on your concept better than anybody else. Concept vs. reality.

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