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10 Positive Signs For Starting Your Own Business Now

Startup Professionals Musings

Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. Now they are back in every community, with the best even waving money at graduates. Three of these, JUUL Labs, Didi Chuxing, and Toutiao have already passed $50 billion. Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and team members) are getting rich.

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An IPO Exit Strategy Puts the Entrepreneur at Risk

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I recently reviewed a good summary of the advantages and disadvantages of an IPO exit strategy for startups in a widely-used textbook “ Entrepreneurship ,” by Robert Hisrich, Michael Peters, and Dean Shepherd. Their synopsis of the key risks should make you look hard for an alternate exit strategy: Increased risk of liability.

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5 Ways to Make Your Startup a Choice Investment

Startup Professionals Musings

Within the venture community, the first rule to remember is that opportunities abound these days, due to the increasing pace of technology evolution, and the scope and creativity of the global community. Exit strategy. Shooting for that sort of exit over a three to five year period is usually the best strategy.

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8 Expectations Of Investors Who Risk Their Own Money

Startup Professionals Musings

But many have no insight or connections to the ethereal angel investment community, which In the U.S. Make sure these cover your business model and exit strategy, so the angels see how both of you will make a reasonable return. contributes more than $25 billion to fund 70,000 startups every year.

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14 Entrepreneurs Share Their Views on Writing a Business Plan or Not

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9- Yes, to mitigate risk and have an exit strategy Photo Credit: Cyble Rizwan Business plans are also useful for sharing your vision with partners, employees, or potential collaborators, ensuring everyone is on the same page. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. Thanks Stephanie Venn Watson, Fatty15 ! #9-

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A New Era For Entrepreneurs And Startups Has Begun

Startup Professionals Musings

Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. Now they are back in every community, with the best even waving money at graduates. A year from now that’s projected to go as high as 100. Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and employees) are getting rich. in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion.

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10 Signs That The Age Of The Entrepreneur Is Here Now

Startup Professionals Musings

Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. Now they are back in every community, with the best even waving money at graduates. Two of these, Uber and Didi Chuxing, have already passed $50 billion. Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and team members) are getting rich.