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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

The reward for doing so was a liquidity event via an Initial Public Offering. For a specific startup this list is probably a few hundred names. In the new bubble PR may be your new best friend, so invest in it. They taught you about customers, markets and profits. Wide Adoption. Facebook, Android/Apple App store.)

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3 IPOs and the Lessons They Hold for Today’s Startups

ReadWriteStart

For most startups, it’s no secret that a significant part of their long-term plans is to go public and become the next market darling for investors. If you use history as a guide, I’m afraid you’ll find no real consensus on the matter of when to go public with your startup.

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