Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2013

How do you as an entrepreneur with a new idea get to be one of those choices? Initially, you may be able to rely on friends and family to put you on the top of their list, but eventually you will probably need real professional investors (Angels and VCs). That means merger and acquisition (M&A), not initial public offering (IPO).

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. Fund an entrepreneur you know and trust. Most entrepreneurs start asking for money from this tier, when they have very little more than an idea. Successful startups are all about the execution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

For the full year 2012, venture-backed initial public offerings raised $21.5 Sure, there will always some seed funding (10% of overall deal flow), but you can bet that this money goes to entrepreneurs who have been there before and won.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

According to the latest Kaufman Startup Activity Index , entrepreneurs are making an unprecedented comeback in America, with data showing the largest year-over-year increase in two decades. Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and employees) are getting rich. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue). This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors. The ride has been fun, but I need my money out to start the next big thing.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

With the current volatile economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the side door as a reverse merger. Being a public company isn’t cheap or easy.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

There are also regional initiatives such as growth hubs which can signpost entrepreneurs towards those able to offer feedback or assistance. There is plenty of support available through advisers such as accountants, lawyers and investment professionals. Preparation is key. Market analysis.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2021

had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target. Even then, it struggled through the 80’s and 90’s, until the advent of the iMac and consumer products. In April, 1996, Yahoo! million, by selling 2.6

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2022

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. Fund an entrepreneur you know and trust. Most entrepreneurs start asking for money from this tier, when they have very little more than an idea. Successful startups are all about the execution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

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 less than half the rate of 15 years ago. entrepreneur IPO m&a startup Stock Exchange'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2015

The visibility of Google, Facebook and a few others continues to propagate the myth that the ultimate objective of every entrepreneur should be to take their startups public via an initial public offering at the earliest opportunity. Public expectation of growth every quarter.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2022

In the old days, every entrepreneur planned on taking their startup public, and making it big. Today the rate of startups going public (IPO – Initial Public Offering) is finally up from the dead zone of the last two decades, and is now double the rate back in 1999.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue). This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors. The ride has been fun, but I need my money out to start the next big thing.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2019

With the current strong economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the side door as a reverse merger. Being a public company isn’t cheap or easy.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2021

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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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

An exit strategy is a method by which entrepreneurs and investors, especially those that have invested large sums of money in startup companies, transfer ownership of their business to a third party, or by which they recoup money invested in the business. See Also 3 Things Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know About Exit Strategies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2012

had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target. Even then, it struggled through the 80’s and 90’s, until the advent of the iMac and consumer products. In April, 1996, Yahoo! million, by selling 2.6

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Many entrepreneurs still dream of “going public,” making billions of dollars, and playing with the big boys. Even though the Initial Public Offering (IPO) alternative for a successful startup seems to be coming back into vogue, it is relatively rare. Consider the recent example of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2011

Many entrepreneurs still dream of “going public,” making billions of dollars, and playing with the big boys. Even though the Initial Public Offering (IPO) alternative for a successful startup seems to be coming back into vogue, it is still extremely rare.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2019

had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target. Even then, it struggled through the 80’s and 90’s, until the advent of the iMac and consumer products. In April, 1996, Yahoo! million, by selling 2.6

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. Fund an entrepreneur you know and trust. Most entrepreneurs start asking for money from this tier, when they have very little more than an idea. business entrepreneurs investing startups'

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2018

A lot of people are choosing the entrepreneur life right out of college instead of finding a traditional job. They’re important, but in order to propel these ideas forward, entrepreneurs need business funding. New entrepreneurs fail to secure funding because, despite their great idea, they have poor execution. Funding Options.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2018

With the current strong economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the side door as a reverse merger. Being a public company isn’t cheap or easy.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 31, 2016

It requires that company size is factored into their understanding and that these guiding best practices can be appropriately scaled or right-sized to accommodate for start-ups and entrepreneurs. Yes, cash flow is king and every start-up wants to achieve greatness or hit a sizable IPO, initial public offering sooner than later.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

He is co-founder of international start-up community event organisation 3beards and founder and director of Albion Drive , a fully integrated communicaitons agency for entrepreneurs and challenger brands. Australia Entrepreneur Analysis and Opinion Investigations Lists Roundups'

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2013

had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target. overnight success entrepreneur startup Seth Godin business' This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2014

With the uptick in the economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. This approach is not for entrepreneurs already out of money. Being a public company isn’t cheap or easy. Increased jeopardy and less fun for the entrepreneur.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

2011 is going to be a great year for entrepreneurs – even better than 2010. The survey indicated that the VCs surveyed felt the best prospects were for entrepreneurs in emerging markets like China, Brazil, and India. Investors will be bullish on startups.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

T aking a company through an initial public offering (IPO) is not an easy task. It’s also an uncertain exit for the entrepreneurs, as they are typically restricted to sell any of their stock in the first 180 days following the IPO, and even then they can sell no more than 1% of stock a month.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 7, 2021

Think of startups and early stage businesses whose entrepreneurs you know. One: The entrepreneur. First, there is the entrepreneur , the visionary, and force behind the venture from start to finish. That risk deserves reward if there is a profitable sale or even an initial public offering, rare as that event is.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue). This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors. The ride has been fun, but I need my money out to start the next big thing.”

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 4, 2018

Thus far, he has managed and operated multiple companies that attained enough success to serve as conversation-starting topics for other entrepreneurs. An individual who has been around long enough to see almost every type of entity structure in person is Rusty Tweed. The Involved Parties.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Many entrepreneurs still dream of “going public,” making billions of dollars, and playing with the big boys. Even though the Initial Public Offering (IPO) alternative for a successful startup seems to be coming back, it is relatively rare. business entrepreneur exit founder IPO startup' Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. Fund an entrepreneur you know and trust. Most entrepreneurs start asking for money from this tier, when they have very little more than an idea. Successful startups are all about the execution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue). This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors. angel investor business entrepreneur startup stage VC'

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of someday taking their startup public, and making it a multi-national powerhouse. In my view, the key reasons that IPOs have lost their luster from an entrepreneur and investor perspective include the following: The US IPO process seems broken. Marty Zwilling.

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Gust

JANUARY 5, 2012

But, the SEC limit on the number of shareholders is not the only issue entrepreneurs should consider. If large amounts of capital are required for startup companies to dominate a market, then the preferences of larger investors, such as angels and venture capitalists should be paramount in importance to entrepreneurs.

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