Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

With the current volatile economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the side door as a reverse merger. Being a public company isn’t cheap or easy.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

There are also regional initiatives such as growth hubs which can signpost entrepreneurs towards those able to offer feedback or assistance. There is plenty of support available through advisers such as accountants, lawyers and investment professionals. Preparation is key. Market analysis.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2021

had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target. Even then, it struggled through the 80’s and 90’s, until the advent of the iMac and consumer products. In April, 1996, Yahoo! million, by selling 2.6

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

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. entrepreneur IPO m&a startup Stock Exchange'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2014

With the recent apparent successes of several startups in taking their company public (initial public offering) and raising billions of dollars, I’m hearing a groundswell of enthusiasm from new entrepreneurs to follow in their footsteps to fund their companies and become billionaires overnight.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2022

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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2015

The visibility of Google, Facebook and a few others continues to propagate the myth that the ultimate objective of every entrepreneur should be to take their startups public via an initial public offering at the earliest opportunity. Public expectation of growth every quarter.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue). This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors. The ride has been fun, but I need my money out to start the next big thing.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2019

With the current strong economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the side door as a reverse merger. Being a public company isn’t cheap or easy.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2021

We can trace the Midwest’s renaissance to Sprout Social’s successful initial public offering (IPO) , which saw the company debut on public markets at a price of $17 per share and rise to over $120 per share today. Today, Sprout is a $6.6 billion company and has built up this valuation outside the Silicon Valley scene.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

An exit strategy is a method by which entrepreneurs and investors, especially those that have invested large sums of money in startup companies, transfer ownership of their business to a third party, or by which they recoup money invested in the business. See Also 3 Things Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know About Exit Strategies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2012

had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target. Even then, it struggled through the 80’s and 90’s, until the advent of the iMac and consumer products. In April, 1996, Yahoo! million, by selling 2.6

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Many entrepreneurs still dream of “going public,” making billions of dollars, and playing with the big boys. Even though the Initial Public Offering (IPO) alternative for a successful startup seems to be coming back into vogue, it is relatively rare. Consider the recent example of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2011

Many entrepreneurs still dream of “going public,” making billions of dollars, and playing with the big boys. Even though the Initial Public Offering (IPO) alternative for a successful startup seems to be coming back into vogue, it is still extremely rare.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2019

had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target. Even then, it struggled through the 80’s and 90’s, until the advent of the iMac and consumer products. In April, 1996, Yahoo! million, by selling 2.6

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2018

A lot of people are choosing the entrepreneur life right out of college instead of finding a traditional job. They’re important, but in order to propel these ideas forward, entrepreneurs need business funding. New entrepreneurs fail to secure funding because, despite their great idea, they have poor execution. Funding Options.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2018

With the current strong economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the side door as a reverse merger. Being a public company isn’t cheap or easy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2013

had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target. overnight success entrepreneur startup Seth Godin business' This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. Marty Zwilling.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

2011 is going to be a great year for entrepreneurs – even better than 2010. The survey indicated that the VCs surveyed felt the best prospects were for entrepreneurs in emerging markets like China, Brazil, and India. Investors will be bullish on startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2014

With the uptick in the economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. This approach is not for entrepreneurs already out of money. Being a public company isn’t cheap or easy. Increased jeopardy and less fun for the entrepreneur.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 4, 2018

Thus far, he has managed and operated multiple companies that attained enough success to serve as conversation-starting topics for other entrepreneurs. An individual who has been around long enough to see almost every type of entity structure in person is Rusty Tweed. The Involved Parties.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 7, 2021

Think of startups and early stage businesses whose entrepreneurs you know. One: The entrepreneur. First, there is the entrepreneur , the visionary, and force behind the venture from start to finish. That risk deserves reward if there is a profitable sale or even an initial public offering, rare as that event is.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue). This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors. The ride has been fun, but I need my money out to start the next big thing.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Many entrepreneurs still dream of “going public,” making billions of dollars, and playing with the big boys. Even though the Initial Public Offering (IPO) alternative for a successful startup seems to be coming back, it is relatively rare. business entrepreneur exit founder IPO startup' Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2018

Despite the fact that the number of IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) for startups have continued to stay low, I still hear it touted often as the preferred exit strategy. Yet I believe the trend will continue flat as entrepreneurs become more aware of other considerations that make the IPO route less and less attractive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of someday taking their startup public, and making it a multi-national powerhouse. In my view, the key reasons that IPOs have lost their luster from an entrepreneur and investor perspective include the following: The US IPO process seems broken. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue). This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors. angel investor business entrepreneur startup stage VC'

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Campus Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Today MIT offers support to everyone from high-school students to retired alumni on everything from developing ideas to preparing for an initial public offering, in cities as far flung as Boston and Dubai. Technology Review: The Entrepreneurship Ecosystem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2016

had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target. Even then, it struggled through the 80’s and 90’s, until the advent of the iMac and consumer products. In April, 1996, Yahoo! million, by selling 2.6

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

According to current Kauffman Indicators of Entrepreneurship , the share of new entrepreneurs who started businesses to pursue opportunity rather than from necessity now exceeds 86%, more than 12 percentage points higher than ten years ago at the height of the last recession. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

Entrepreneurs love the art of the start. Initial Public Offering (IPO). Even lifetime entrepreneurs can decide that enough is enough. Remember that equity investments are not like loans with interest. The investor sees no return until he cashes out, or the company is sold. Liquidation and close.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2018

According to the 2017 Kauffman Startup Activity Index , the share of new entrepreneurs who started businesses to pursue opportunity rather than from necessity reached 86 percent, more than 12 percentage points higher than in 2009 at the height of the Great Recession. Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and team members) are getting rich.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2016

Despite the fact that the number of IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) for startups have continued to decrease, I still hear it touted often as the preferred exit strategy. Yet I believe the trend will continue down as entrepreneurs become more aware of other considerations that make the IPO route less and less attractive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

So unless your business is well established, and ready to sell or go public (Initial Public Offering - IPO), you should steer clear of investment banks. I guess it’s no wonder that banks are struggling these days with their public image. investment bank entrepreneur startup funding IPO' Marty Zwilling.

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Gust

DECEMBER 28, 2011

If the company was successful, this quickly led to an IPO – a very happy ending for the entrepreneur, the angels, and the venture capitalists. Angels and entrepreneurs who invest ahead of VCs are required to have much more patience than in the past. My, my…how the world has changed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

is already well above the dot.com bubble of 15 years ago, although we have slipped a bit this year from the high point of 320 new entrepreneurs out of 100,000 adults in 2011. Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and employees) are getting rich. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2011

had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target. Even then, it struggled through the 80’s and 90’s, until the advent of the iMac and consumer products. In April, 1996, Yahoo! million, by selling 2.6

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