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

View from Seed

One of the most highly anticipated startup IPOs of recent years, we now get a peek inside Airbnb’s business. Everybody has known that for awhile, even without perusing a prospectus. Airbnb’s public S-1 dropped Monday afternoon.

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10 Reasons Why IPO Is No Longer A Good Startup Exit

Startup Professionals Musings

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of someday taking their startup public, and making it a multi-national powerhouse. According to an Ernst & Young report , the number of startups that have gone public in the US over the past decade is down about 75% from the previous decade, to about 10% of startup exits.

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Project Prospectus

Start Up Blog

Due to overwhelming demand. I’ve decided to post the Project Prospectus here: The Super Awesome Micro Project Prospectus. Cheers, Steve.

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Project Prospectus

Start Up Blog

Due to overwhelming demand. I’ve decided to post the Project Prospectus here: The Super Awesome Micro Project Prospectus. Cheers, Steve.

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

David Teten

However, many industry experts question the accuracy of early-stage market data, given many startups are no longer filing their Form Ds. Investor prospectus . Should Private Startups Be Issuing More Bonds? Startup investors should consider revenue share when equity is a bad fit. Also see Why I Invested in SparkToro.

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10 Realities Today Cause Startups To Bypass An IPO

Startup Professionals Musings

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of easily taking their startup public, and making it big. Today the rate of startups going public (IPO – Initial Public Offering) is up from the dead zone, but is still half the rate back before 2000. Startups going public are laid open to competitors and critics.

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10 Negatives That Still Make Going Public A High Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of easily taking their startup public, and making it big. Today the rate of startups going public (IPO – Initial Public Offering) is up from the dead zone, but is still half the rate of 15 years ago. Startups going public are laid open to competitors and critics.

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