Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and employees) are getting rich. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. According to a report just out, a record 156 operating companies went public in the U.S. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. Marty Zwilling.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

20th Century Tech Liquidity = Initial Public Offering. In the 20th century tech companies and their investors made money through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). In the 20th century the only way the founder made any money (other than their salary) was when the company went public or got sold.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and employees) are getting rich. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. Two of these, Uber and Xiaomi, are already above $40 billion.

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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. Liquidity can help attract new employees and keep current ones happy. Do you need this for recruitment and retention? Do you need this for your image?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

How much you raised during your last round and how many employees you have are viewed primarily through the lens of how much money is at hand, mission of your business be damned. Social media is littered with tales of companies that withered under the pressure of hypergrowth, were crushed by so-called ‘toxic V.C.s’

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

About 14% of the technology firms that have held initial public offerings between January 2011 and the end of June 2012 went public with at least two share classes—more than twice the 6.4% But that is the least of the social media mis-manners modern party hosts and attendees are likely to encounter.

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