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. 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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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 13, 2019

With the financial crisis meltdown, it was clear that “winter is coming” for startups. Like in the Ant and the Grasshopper fable, I would encourage entrepreneurs to keep chugging forward, but there are enough indicators to take a breath and think about what if winter comes early. What would a recession look like for startups in 2020?

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Gust

APRIL 11, 2014

Let’s get right down to business: Dilution of founders’ and other early shareholders’ equity in startups is frequently a subject of intense interest and debate. The simplest illustration is the first VC funding round of a new startup. Expert commentators including David S. What’s wrong with this picture?

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Though RBI will displace some traditional equity VC, its much bigger impact will be to expand the pool of capital available for early-stage entrepreneurs. . However, many industry experts question the accuracy of early-stage market data, given many startups are no longer filing their Form Ds. Investor prospectus . Conferences.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

AUGUST 26, 2021

But before you can launch your business, you probably need a large amount of money to get started; you might need startup capital. So, how do you raise startup capital? The best way to raise startup capital is to find investors that can help you get your business started. Here are a few ideas. Find Investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2019

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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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

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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