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Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 26, 2013
According to a report just out, a record 156 operating companies went public in the U.S. That is a 65% increase in the number of IPOs over 2012, and the highest proceeds raised since the year 2000. Twitter was one of the most notable, with a market capitalization now up to $38 billion all by itself. percent to 23.4
Professor VC
JUNE 6, 2008
Hvide analyzed 6,800 companies that started between 1996 and 2003 in Norway. The 6-year firm survival rate was 60% for dead founders and 61% for live founders, while the average Operating Return on Assets was 6% for dead founders vs. 8% for live founders, but neither are statistically significant (Hvilde 15). ► 2012. (1).
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