Global IPO Stock 
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2017
— Unremarked and unheralded, the balance of power between startup CEOs and their investors has radically changed: IPOs/M&A without a profit (or at times revenue) have become the norm. In the 20th century tech companies and their investors made money through an Initial Public Offering (IPO).
View from Seed
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
One of the most highly anticipated startup IPOs of recent years, we now get a peek inside Airbnb’s business. Airbnb’s bookings have rebounded to roughly 70-80% of what they were in 2019 pre-COVID whereas global hotel companies like Marriott and Hilton are operating at roughly 35-40% of where they were in fall 2019.
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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 1, 2009
Unemployment coupled with a stock market drop will stop this spending cold IMHO. If these factors impact earnings the stock market may be headed South – If unemployment rises housing prices won’t. This will likely cause the stock market to contract. The IMF just raised its global growth forecast from 2.5%
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 20, 2019
Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. Investors are showing an increased appetite for new stocks, with a good percentage of deals pricing above the marketed share price range. Entrepreneurs now can think globally about the opportunity, from day one but start locally.
The Next Web
JANUARY 24, 2014
So let’s take stock: What do we offer? At home we have entrepreneurs who think global day one. The company has a checkered past, but it was the first corporation in history to issue stock in exchange for capital. Our socially progressive attitude has helped shape the most creative and agile playing of the global game.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
And this is happening in mezzanine (pre-IPO) deals as well. And post IPO deals, although these tend to correct more quickly. If everybody is over-paying for early-to-mid stage deals you’d imagine that these all need to feed into a frenzied M&A and IPO market that will garner big returns for these risks investors are taking.
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