Initial Public Offering Technical Review Technology 
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2017
A version of this article is in the Harvard Business Review. Technology cycles have become a treadmill, and for startups to survive they need to be on a continuous innovation cycle. 20th Century Tech Liquidity = Initial Public Offering. Technology Cycles Measured in Years.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 20, 2019
Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. Statistica reports that almost 20 percent more companies went public in 2018 versus 2017. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products. Three of these, JUUL Labs, Didi Chuxing, and Toutiao have already passed $50 billion.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 2, 2013
Within the venture community, the first rule to remember is that opportunities abound these days, due to the increasing pace of technology evolution, and the scope and creativity of the global community. That means merger and acquisition (M&A), not initial public offering (IPO).
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 7, 2013
For the full year 2012, venture-backed initial public offerings raised $21.5 Yet 2013 is still projected by The Fiscal Times as a difficult IPO opportunity for startups, due to choppy markets, continuing fiscal uncertainty, and the Facebook fiasco.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 26, 2013
Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. According to a report just out, a record 156 operating companies went public in the U.S. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products. A year from now that’s projected to go as high as 100.
Steve Blank
APRIL 10, 2019
A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Why Startups Offer Stock Options. In tech startups stock options were here almost from the beginning, first offered to the founders in 1957 at Fairchild Semiconductor , the first chip startup in Silicon Valley. Here’s why.
The Startup Magazine
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
In this essay by one of Mercia’s Fund Principals, Ian Wilson, Ian talks about the sorts of things he and the team are looking for when plans come to them for review. But the existing team should demonstrate a combination of technical knowledge, track record and relevant skills. Ian Wilson, Fund Principal, Mercia Technologies, PLC.
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