Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. Statistica reports that almost 20 percent more companies went public in 2018 versus 2017. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

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. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products. It’s not too late to start.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Technology cycles have become a treadmill, and for startups to survive they need to be on a continuous innovation cycle. 20th Century Tech Liquidity = Initial Public Offering. In the 20th century tech companies and their investors made money through an Initial Public Offering (IPO).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2018

Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. Bloomberg reports that forty-nine percent more companies went public in 2017 versus 2016. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. With the key social media platforms today, an entrepreneur can tune a product, build a brand, and grow the business with very low cost and a high interactivity never before possible.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

Three trends which started in 2010 should continue into 2011 and should accelerate as the year goes on: VC funding will continue to accelerate fueled by the global growth in entrepreneurship; job creation will see gains, fueled by startups and small business; initial public offerings will see a comeback.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 2, 2013

From Twitter and LinkedIn breaking up, to FaceBook posting an embarrassingly low initial public offering, and Pinterest’s astounding 11 million unique monthly visits (the fastest growth of any other standalone site ever), 2012 was packed with memorable marketing moments. Many of them, like Yahoo! Some even amused us.

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