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2011 May be the Year of the IPO for Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

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. At any rate, it seems only appropriate that social media sites, which have dominated the Internet over the past few years, will likely lead startups back into the IPO game.

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Blitzscaling: Silicon Valley’s Harmful Idea of Success

Austin Startup

Social media is littered with tales of companies that withered under the pressure of hypergrowth, were crushed by so-called ‘toxic V.C.s’ or were forced to raise too much venture capital? Those who tried to buck the conventional method experienced harsh trade-offs.” 8, 2018); “ Female founders have brought in just 2.2%

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Web 2.0 companies not producing cash?

Eric Friedman

The shortage of revenue among social networks, blogs and other “social media” sites that put user-generated content and communications at their core has persisted despite more than four years of experimentation aimed at turning such sites into money-makers.

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