Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2023

The name “investment bank” somehow always sounded like a place where I could deposit my investments, and maybe even earn a little interest. So unless your business is well established, and ready to sell or go public (Initial Public Offering - IPO), you should steer clear of investment banks.

Early Stage 182

Early Stage Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering 182

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. No professional investor will be interested at this point, so count only on yourself, friends, family, and fools for money. “My

Angel Investor 184

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 184

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

First Name. About 14% of the technology firms that have held initial public offerings between January 2011 and the end of June 2012 went public with at least two share classes—more than twice the 6.4% Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law.

Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2016

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. No professional investor will be interested at this point, so count only on yourself, friends, family, and fools for money. “My

Matching 120

Matching Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers 120

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

NAME Comcast. NAME Verizon Communications. NAME Yahoo. NAME Shikhar Ghosh. NAME Toby Stuart. NAME Daniel Dreymann. NAME Charles Holloway. NAME David Cowan. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. Domain Name/Basic Site.

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

Pascal's View

MAY 13, 2011

2000: Regulation FD was passed to create a “level playing field”, reacting against whisper numbers, favored research analysts, and the “hedge fund information advantage”—all in the name of giving everyone simultaneous access to the same corporate disclosures—which absolutely did not happen. cents or 6.25

Equity 31

Equity Securities and Exchange Commission IPO Marketing 31

Pascal's View

AUGUST 22, 2009

While today these companies are household names, when they went publicthey were largely unknown. How many companies are unable to go public today because they aren’t big enough to merit the attention of the large investment banks who cater to short-term traders?

IPO 40

IPO Merger Institutional Investors Venture Capital 40

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

For most startups, it’s no secret that a significant part of their long-term plans is to go public and become the next market darling for investors. If you use history as a guide, I’m afraid you’ll find no real consensus on the matter of when to go public with your startup.

IPO 147

IPO Startup Stock Initial Public Offering 147