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Planning for the Future: Your Exit Strategy

Up and Running

Initial Public Offering (IPO). ” This is because, when a company decides to sell itself to another company, the buyer will often incorporate or merge the services of that company into their own product or service offerings. In fact, this is exactly what happened at Palo Alto Software. Management buyout.

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Why There’s A Startup Boom In The US Midwest

The Startup Magazine

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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Upland Software Files IPO

Austin Startup

Upland Software, Inc. will soon join the rarefied air of Austin-based public companies. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock in an effort to raise $50M in capital. The company announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S.

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Austin-Based Upland Software Files to Go Public

SiliconHills

Upland Software filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission Friday for an Initial Public Offering. The Austin-based company plans to raise up to $50 million, but it has not yet determined the price range for its stock or the number of shares it plans to offer for sell.

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The Killer IPOs That Are Making Tech Startups Look Like Amateurs

ReadWriteStart

While venture-backed startups struggle to find relief amidst a backlog of richly priced ventures, some tech companies are defying expectations and going public with resounding triumphs. Within the tech community, a pertinent question is being raised – why aren’t software companies more profitable?

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Comparing Two SaaS Models: Hubspot and Moz

Version One Ventures

News Hubspot Initial public offering IPO Moz Software as a service Unbounce' The right strategy all depends on the comfort level of the founder team and where they want to play on the risk/reward scale. The post Comparing Two SaaS Models: Hubspot and Moz appeared first on Version One Ventures.

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Comparing Two SaaS Models: Hubspot and Moz

Version One Ventures

News Hubspot Initial public offering IPO Moz Software as a service Unbounce' The right strategy all depends on the comfort level of the founder team and where they want to play on the risk/reward scale. The post Comparing Two SaaS Models: Hubspot and Moz appeared first on Version One.