The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Stock exchanges is a growing industry where stock investors interact with various companies wishing to exchange the shares. For startups and entrepreneurs, awareness of the stock exchanges will help prepare you for a potential public financing of your company through an initial public offering, known as an IPO.

Stock 114

Stock Initial Public Offering New York China 114

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

On July 27th, 2001 Accenture IPO’s and many of the partners grew fabulously wealthy. Since that date the S&P 500 is up 2.45% while Accenture stock is up 206% with revenue of $23 billion and a market cap of $32 billion. Arthur Andersen was embroiled in the Enron scandal and forced out of business.

Turkey 302

Turkey Differentiation IP Technical Review 302

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My original thinking from Oct ’09 was, while I didn’t (and still don’t) have a crystal ball I worried that: consumers were over-stretched with debt (and make up 77% of the economy), unemployment would continue to rise, which in turn would drive the stock market south and cut the rate of M&A activity and VC investment even further.

Entrepreneur 298

Entrepreneur Technical Review Balance Sheet Government 298

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 2, 2021

In addition, they can neither issue stocks nor bonds. Lower tax rates allow an LLC to be more flexible with finances. However, most institutional investors (venture capital groups, for instance) don’t mind this structure, and they, in fact, prefer to invest in corporations due to protections from issuing stocks.

Technical Review 158

Technical Review LLC IPO Stock 158

abovethecrowd.com

AUGUST 23, 2020

But in light of where we are in 2020, especially with regard to the degrading efficiency and sky-rocketing cost of capital through the structurally broken IPO process, SPACs may emerge as a legitimate third option for helping Silicon Valley companies efficiently and cost-effectively transition into the public markets.

IPO 118

IPO Silicon Valley Warrant Matching 118

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2014

In the old days there weren’t many fights about whether angels would take their prorata rights in financing rounds. Have you noticed the increase of founders selling their personal stock in what is known as a “secondary?” Thus begins the dance. Why prorata rights used to be less of a big deal to angels.

Technical Review 336

Technical Review Later Stage Early Stage LP 336

Gust

JANUARY 31, 2013

Modern theories of economics and finance teach us that in a world of perfect information, the market will decide what a fair price is for any company’s stock at any point in time based on its current financial condition, results of past operations, analysts’ forecasts of future performance, industry conditions and so on.

SEC 158

SEC Prospectus United States Technical Review 158

The Next Web

OCTOBER 7, 2013

As stated earlier, investors will dilute ownership upon nearly every round of financing. Is there an IPO story here? Again this is somewhat simplified as the liquidity event (sale or IPO) may come as cash, stock, or a combination of the two. Stock is naturally more speculative as to value, public or private.

Engineer 129

Engineer Dilution Option Pool Vesting 129

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Initial Public Offering (IPO). Initial Public Offering (IPO): This exit strategy is not suited to most small businesses, primarily because it means convincing both investors and Wall Street analysts that stock in your business will be worth something to the general public. Types of exit strategies. Management buyout.

Exit Strategy 117

Exit Strategy Lock-up Period Merger IPO 117

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Three reasons: There is a relative valuation between the price a VC pays and their expectations of what it will exit for in an IPO or trade sale. The professor plotted data and showed us statistically that most people buy stocks when they are booming (e.g. Short answer – yes. The best MBA class I took was an investment strategy class.

Burn Rate 263

Burn Rate Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Private Equity 263

Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2014

Startups have some unique struggles, especially in regard to financing. You’ll be entirely responsible for the future of your company and it will be down to you whether or not you run it for the rest of your life or decide to sell, merge or launch it on the stock market. Key difference #2 – the relationship with funding.

Small Business 154

Small Business Exit Strategy Cofounder Angel Investor 154

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Options are gravy - I lived through the first dot com era where we used stock options as a recruiting tool. We set our sites on our IPO price and then worked back to our current valuation and showed potential employees what we thought they could earn (with all legal caveats) if the company was successful. We give out stock options.

Stock Options 294

Stock Options Stock Valuation Liquidation Preference 294

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Even though the Initial Public Offering (IPO) alternative for a successful startup seems to be coming back into vogue, it is relatively rare. IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 159 in 2011. Consider the recent example of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg. After a record low of 39 U.S.

Exit Strategy 239

Exit Strategy IPO Investment Bankers Entrepreneur 239

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Inox India’s initial public offering ( IPO ) opened on Dec. 18, with the IPO scheduled to be allotted on Dec. It will make its stock market listing debut on Dec. crore (Rs 14593200000, or $175,110,373.74) with the IPO, with the company itself receiving nothing for the sales. Photo credit: DALL-E.

IPO 60

IPO India Initial Public Offering Technical Review 60

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Even though the Initial Public Offering (IPO) alternative for a successful startup seems to be coming back, it is relatively rare. IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 128 in 2012 (compared to 675 in 1996). business entrepreneur exit founder IPO startup' Consider the recent example of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg.

IPO 224

IPO Founder Exit Strategy Investment Bankers 224

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 23, 2009

If you never have, you can create your own using Google Finance. Sure I can build a stock chart, like this one , that shows that eBays stock price went into a four-year decline immediately after "eBay Inc Acquires Dutch Company Marktplaats.nl." If you never have, you can create your own using Google Finance.

Metrics 167

Metrics San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 167

View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

Finance is about reporting on historical performance and future planning through the lens of financial metrics.” Two Hires Startups Wait Too Long To Make “The first hire is a really good business generalist that is focused on analytics, finance, and ops. Why Do Consumer IPOs and B2B IPOs Get Treated Differently?

Seed Stage 177

Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 177

BeyondVC

AUGUST 9, 2006

Ultimately what will give you the best chance for success is focusing on the things that you can control – building a real business with a real economic model that can generate cash from internal operations vs. through external financing. As he discusses in his blog post: Why I decided to pull our IPO filing. Market conditions 2.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review IPO SEC Stock 78

View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2019

2019 is off to an exciting start for IPOs of VC-backed startups. In some respects though Zoom has had the most “successful” IPO of the three companies, which has surprised some folks. In the last decade or so, high profile consumer IPOs have often gotten lofty valuations.

IPO 180

IPO B2B B2C Institutional Investors 180

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Twitter’s IPO has garnered a ton of attention in the tech and popular press. So their revenue figures, pre IPO financing and ownership, and other info is all widely available. Growth IPOs Are Back. Instagram hadn’t built a true business (e.g. Value of Media vs E-Commerce vs Premium Services.

IPO 194

IPO Aggregator B2B Internet 194

Startup Company Lawyer

AUGUST 31, 2012

” As a result, Ted introduced the Series Seed preferred stock documents as an alternative to convertible debt for early stage investments. One major concern about convertible debt is that it eventually needs to be repaid if another round of financing doesn’t occur. The problem. Series A) or have to be repaid.

Convertible Security 73

Convertible Security Equity Security Preferred Stock 73

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 2, 2021

In addition, they can neither issue stocks nor bonds. Lower tax rates allow an LLC to be more flexible with finances. However, most institutional investors (venture capital groups, for instance) don’t mind this structure, and they, in fact, prefer to invest in corporations due to protections from issuing stocks.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review LLC IPO Stock 78

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Every successful technology company raises money throughout its lifecycle, perhaps starting with a seed investment and progressing through Series A, B, C, late-stage investments, and, for the most successful companies, an IPO. An unprecedented 80 private companies have raised financings at valuations over $1B in the last few years.

IPO 40

IPO Liquidation Preference Valuation Technical Review 40

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Gregory Wehmeyer True, Ben, once upon a time, Angel Investors provided the launching pad for Venture Capital Firms to propel any startup on two legs toward a successful IPO. We are coaching VCs and Angel Investors everyday who call us wanting to understand our Early Stage LPO versus late stage IPO approach to business.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Gregory Wehmeyer True, Ben, once upon a time, Angel Investors provided the launching pad for Venture Capital Firms to propel any startup on two legs toward a successful IPO. We are coaching VCs and Angel Investors everyday who call us wanting to understand our Early Stage LPO versus late stage IPO approach to business.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

It’s meant to support and grow a business until an “exit” in the form of an IPO, a merger or acquisition, or in less than ideal scenarios, a company shutdown. And, if you’re a public company, you get daily real-time feedback on at least the perception of your progress, as measured by the stock price. What about in the public markets?

Lean 108

Lean Venture Capital Conversion IPO 108

www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Entrepreneur Homepage Startups Starting a Business Home How-To Guides Startup Basics Business Ideas Business Planning Startup Financing Success Stories Home-Based Business Starting a Business Play Video How to Take a New Product from Just an Idea to a Business (Video). Financing Some Jobs Act Proposals Make Headway.

Sweat Equity 55

Sweat Equity Equity Fractional CTO CTO 55

BeyondVC

AUGUST 9, 2006

Ultimately what will give you the best chance for success is focusing on the things that you can control – building a real business with a real economic model that can generate cash from internal operations vs. through external financing. As he discusses in his blog post: Why I decided to pull our IPO filing. Market conditions 2.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review IPO SEC Stock 60

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

The value ascribed by subsequent investors (in a secondary); buyers (acquisition); or the public markets (IPO). Eligible for favorable treatment under Qualified Small Business Stock exemption, if structured as equity. This applies if the investment converts into common stock; details are beyond this essay’s scope.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

We did the early round of financing and the founding team walked when the market turned and when the situation got tough. It will likely IPO in the coming years. There is often money to be made in finding places with under-valued IP. “Be greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy.”

Technical Review 150

Technical Review Liquidation Preference Silicon Valley IP 150

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2014

Scott pointed to B-round SaaS valuations in excess of $100 million in $15m+ financing rounds with companies with very limited proof of customer traction or revenue. Yet Mark also pointed out that the recent corrections in the public market valuations and the scrutiny new IPOs have undergone is a health sign.

Valuation 309

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Non-Compete Later Stage 309

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2011

Even though the Initial Public Offering (IPO) alternative for a successful startup seems to be coming back into vogue, it is still extremely rare. companies made the IPO transition in 2009, out of thousands of startups. Only about a dozen U.S.

Exit Strategy 235

Exit Strategy IPO Entrepreneur Investment Bankers 235

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

For angel groups, the distinction between groups and VCs on this issue is dwindling, especially as angel groups do bigger rounds of financing.   Note that this applies only to earl stage Series A-type equity financings and assumes no cash dividends are paid to investors. . times the investment.). here of 7.65 [2].

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 1, 2021

Everyone loves an IPO. Investors see the first issuing of public stock as a way to get in on the ground floor of the next Apple or Tesla. For tech startups , an IPO represents the ultimate validation of their vision — not to mention a prime opportunity to raise enough capital to turbocharge growth. Obstacles to the IPO.

IPO 138

IPO Demand Framework Analytics 138

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

This “overnight success” was first financed in 2004. All have been able to take some secondary stock sales along the way, all remain shareholders of the company and all benefit from late-stage capital provided by Accel, Morgan Stanley, HIG Capital ( Scott Hilleboe ) and others. The abundance of late-stage capital is good for us all.

Venture Capital 363

Venture Capital LP Valuation Later Stage 363

Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

Next, Mr Blank states, “The LinkedIn IPO valued the company at $8.9 It sent a signal that there is an irrational demand for tech IPOs.&#. Here, he smartly narrows his bubble argument from technology companies to technology company IPOs, because, as I have shown above, there is no technology bubble.

Technical Review 57

Technical Review IPO Silicon Valley Valuation 57

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Square filed its S-1 several weeks ago and is now in the middle of its IPO road show process. This past Friday Square also filed an initial pricing range of $11-13/sh which would give them an enterprise value less than their last round of financing ($6B post-money). The post Square IPO: Is Square A Good Payments Business?

IPO 165

IPO .Net Revenue Acquisition 165