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How Reed Hastings’ Facebook Status Update Landed Netflix in SEC’s Crosshairs

Gust

Modern theories of economics and finance teach us that in a world of perfect information, the market will decide what a fair price is for any company’s stock at any point in time based on its current financial condition, results of past operations, analysts’ forecasts of future performance, industry conditions and so on.

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Thinking of exiting your business? Explore every option

The Next Web

Prospective buyers are going to want to dig deep into your business in order to understand drivers for revenue, as well as potential risks. Prepare a detailed prospectus. The prospectus will lay out the story and details of your business and help generate interest in it before listing, so it’s important that you get this right.

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One Little Ice Cream Cart That’s About to Have Big Growth

Up and Running

From the beginning and all along the way, careful planning has guided the business from revenues of $35,000 in 2011, to $400,000 in 2014, and estimates of $700,000 for 2015. People in Eugene loved it,” Red Wagon says in a funding prospectus (more on that in a bit). “In Increased revenue has gone hand-in-hand with public acclaim.

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