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Airbnb S-1 (Part 1): So How Profitable Is This Thing Really?

View from Seed

Everybody has known that for awhile, even without perusing a prospectus. Airbnb convinced travelers to part with 100% of their booking cost up front and then they pay out the required amount to hosts when the stay actually occurs. Additionally Airbnb charges both sides of the booking (guest & host) a separate service fee.

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10 Realities Today Cause Startups To Bypass An IPO

Startup Professionals Musings

Typical costs for startups today range from $250,000 to $1 million, even if the offering does not go through. In addition, huge amounts of executive time are required, as well as hits to key operational, accounting, and communication processes. In addition, most ordinary investors are convinced that IPO rewards only go to insiders.

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10 Negatives That Still Make Going Public A High Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

Typical costs for startups today range from $250,000 to $1 million, even if the offering does not go through. In addition, huge amounts of executive time are required, as well as hits to key operational, accounting, and communication processes. In addition, most ordinary investors are convinced that IPO rewards only go to insiders.

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10 Real World Hazards With Taking Your Startup Public

Startup Professionals Musings

Typical costs for startups today range from $250,000 to $1 million, even if the offering does not go through. In addition, huge amounts of executive time are required, as well as hits to key operational, accounting, and communication processes. In addition, most ordinary investors are convinced that IPO rewards only go to insiders.

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Taking Your Startup Public Is Fraught With Negatives

Startup Professionals Musings

Typical costs for startups today range from $250,000 to $1 million, even if the offering does not go through. In addition, huge amounts of executive time are required, as well as hits to key operational, accounting, and communication processes. In addition, most ordinary investors are convinced that IPO rewards only go to insiders.

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10 Reasons Why IPO Is No Longer A Good Startup Exit

Startup Professionals Musings

Typical costs for startups today range from $250,000 to $1 million, even if the offering does not go through. In addition, huge amounts of executive time are required, as well as hits to key operational, accounting, and communication processes. Going public is an expensive process. The M&A alternative looks simple by comparison.

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Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control

David Teten

The idea is for us to take advantage of a cost/expense that our borrowers are already incurring (credit card fees) and structure an investment that truly aligns our interests. Investor prospectus . Credit card fees are provided on a competitive arms-length basis, as is the interest rate on our loans. One-Page Term Sheet.

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