Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , the first half of 2017 was the most active first half by global number of IPOs since 2007. The reasons are a lot more complex than the meltdown of key investment banks in the US a few years ago, so don’t expect a big change in the numbers soon, even with recent stock market rallies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , 2014 was a strong year with IPOs actually outperforming other indices by 10 percent. The reasons are a lot more complex than the meltdown of key investment banks in the US a few years ago, so don’t expect a big change in the numbers soon, even with recent stock market rallies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

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. Thus, there is tremendous pressure to increase current earnings, and little appetite for strategic investments.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. So the people who invest in VC funds have two problems.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2012

The value proposition must clearly define the target customer, the customer’s problem and pain, your unique solution, and the net benefit of this solution from the customer's perspective. Test your projections against actual published reports from similar companies. Competition. What is the need you fill or problem you solve?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2011

The value proposition must clearly define the target customer, the customer’s problem and pain, your unique solution, and the net benefit of this solution from the customer's perspective. Test your projections against actual published reports from similar companies. Competition. What is the need you fill or problem you solve?

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Xconomy

AUGUST 26, 2016

Critics say Mylan has been emboldened by the recall of EpiPen’s only competition last fall. Frank Vinluan has more on Novan, which relied on a variety of high net worth individuals, rather than venture firms, to get to this point. Alex Lash contributed to this report. Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2009

The firm is co-founded by Jake Steinfeld, of Body by Jake, and ExerciseTV, and has received investment from prolific angel investor Ron Conway and Polar Capital, the investment firm of former Google President Tim Armstrong. We make it a very competitive amount of money, and it's a great secondary or even primary income source.

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Frank Addante

MARCH 12, 2007

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! ► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. My solution: cast a wider net. ► October (1) New Video!

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 5, 2015

A recurring entrepreneurial challenge is to determine the optimal price of a new product, especially absent a directly competitive alternative. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! How Much For A Rib? > The Customer Is Not Always King.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2010

It’s an important film and the most important topic of our generation if we as a country want to remain competitive in a world that has globalized. We have doubled our national investments per child in education (in real terms i.e. adjusted for inflation) and our scores have remained flat. Please go see the film.

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