Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Don’t be fooled by thinking that social networks are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public. Start in a business domain you know well.

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Liquidity Event SEC Entrepreneur Accredited Investor 224

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Don’t be fooled by thinking that social networks are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public. Start in a business domain you know well.

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Liquidity Event SEC Accredited Investor Angel Investor 184

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

The Golden Age (1970 – 1995): Build a growing business with a consistently profitable track record (after at least 5 quarters,) and go public when it’s time. 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.

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Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

It has been at least a decade since going public via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) has been considered a credible exit strategy for startups. The timing of an IPO is driven heavily by the state of the economy in general and the stock market in particular, in concert with your profitability. Marty Zwilling.

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IPO Social Media Media Exit Strategy 223

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

by Christopher Wallace, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Amsterdam Printing. For years, the most desirable exit strategy for startup companies was to go public through an initial public offering. A volatile stock market and economic recession have since changed much of this thinking. Unprofitable.

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IPO Exit Strategy San Francisco Startup 162

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Don’t be fooled by thinking that social networks are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public. Start in a business domain you know well.

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Accredited Investor Liquidity Event SEC Stock 219

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Don’t be fooled by thinking that social networks are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public. Start in a business domain you know well.

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Portfolio Accredited Investor Liquidity Event SEC 228