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10 Realities Today Cause Startups To Bypass An IPO

Startup Professionals Musings

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of easily taking their startup public, and making it big. Today the rate of startups going public (IPO – Initial Public Offering) is up from the dead zone, but is still half the rate back before 2000. Startup founders don’t fit in a public company.

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10 Negatives That Still Make Going Public A High Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of easily taking their startup public, and making it big. Today the rate of startups going public (IPO – Initial Public Offering) is up from the dead zone, but is still half the rate of 15 years ago. Startup founders don’t fit in a public company.

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5 Venture Periods Call For Unique Funding Strategies

Startup Professionals Musings

At this point, most Angel investors and a few early-stage VCs will be happy to talk, assuming you have the business model validated, and a large opportunity. It’s time to scale up and I need money to keep up with demand.” Congratulations! Obviously, maturity and growth are a continuum, so the rules are never absolute.

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5 Startup Stages And The Right Investors For Each One

Startup Professionals Musings

At this point, most Angel investors and a few early-stage VCs will be happy to talk, assuming you have the business model validated, and a large opportunity. It’s time to scale up and I need money to keep up with demand.” Congratulations! Obviously, maturity and growth are a continuum, so the rules are never absolute.

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10 Real World Hazards With Taking Your Startup Public

Startup Professionals Musings

In the old days, every entrepreneur planned on taking their startup public, and making it big. 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. Startup founders don’t fit in a public company.

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Taking Your Startup Public Is Fraught With Negatives

Startup Professionals Musings

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of easily taking their startup public, and making it big. 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. Startup founders don’t fit in a public company.

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How To Find Money Based On Your New Venture Progress

Startup Professionals Musings

At this point, most Angel investors and a few early-stage VCs will be happy to talk, assuming you have the business model validated, and a large opportunity. It’s time to scale up and I need money to keep up with demand.” Congratulations! Obviously, maturity and growth are a continuum, so the rules are never absolute.