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10 Real World Hazards With Taking Your Startup Public

Startup Professionals Musings

In the old days, every entrepreneur planned on taking their startup public, and making it big. Smart entrepreneurs are now starting to look at this option again, as well as the challenges of running a public company. The M&A alternative looks simple by comparison. Constant pressure to increase earnings.

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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

Both Sides of the Table

There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0 So, definition: when I talk about a business plan I’m not talking about a 40-page Word document outlining your market approach. We see many naive entrepreneurs who tell us, “My revenue will grow to $60 million by year 5 but my costs mostly stay flat.

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10 Realities Today Cause Startups To Bypass An IPO

Startup Professionals Musings

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of easily taking their startup public, and making it big. Smart entrepreneurs are just now starting to look at this option again, due to its unpredictability and the challenges of running a public company. The M&A alternative looks simple by comparison.

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10 Negatives That Still Make Going Public A High Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of easily taking their startup public, and making it big. Smart entrepreneurs are just now starting to look at this option again, due to its unpredictability and the challenges of running a public company. The M&A alternative looks simple by comparison.

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Don’t Cede Control: Why You Need to Cut out Middle Men in Negotiations

Both Sides of the Table

Yet a critical mistake I see many entrepreneurs make is that they hand over too much control to their third-parties. We had the final terms of our agreement fairly well boxed in within a range of about 5-7% on price and within 30 days on move-in date. I obviously preferred the lowest price and I wanted the latest move-in date.

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Taking Your Startup Public Is Fraught With Negatives

Startup Professionals Musings

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of easily taking their startup public, and making it big. Smart entrepreneurs now avoid this option like the plague, due to its unpredictability and the challenges of running a public company. entrepreneur IPO m&a startup Stock Exchange' Constant pressure to increase earnings.

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10 Reasons Why IPO Is No Longer A Good Startup Exit

Startup Professionals Musings

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of someday taking their startup public, and making it a multi-national powerhouse. In my view, the key reasons that IPOs have lost their luster from an entrepreneur and investor perspective include the following: The US IPO process seems broken. Constant pressure to increase earnings.

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