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Special Report 2069: Predicting the Internet’s Next 50 Years

Xconomy

Join Xconomy and World Frontiers Forum on July 16 for Net@50 , an event exploring the internet’s past and future. [ Editor’s note: This is part of a series examining the internet’s first 50 years and predicting the next half century.

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10 Real World Hazards With Taking Your Startup Public

Startup Professionals Musings

Startups are typically run by a couple of executives who are reluctant to disclose via the prospectus and SEC reports all the decision-making criteria, operational financial details, and compensation formulas. Public companies of any size must comply immediately with the full reporting requirements of the SEC.

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10 Realities Today Cause Startups To Bypass An IPO

Startup Professionals Musings

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , the first half 2019 global IPO activity slowdown continued, following an unusually quiet Q1 2019 as ongoing geopolitical tensions and trade issues dampened IPO sentiment. Public companies of any size must comply immediately with the full reporting requirements of the SEC.

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10 Negatives That Still Make Going Public A High Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

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. Public companies of any size must comply immediately with the full reporting requirements of the SEC. With thousands of shareholders, dealing with critics is an onerous challenge.

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Taking Your Startup Public Is Fraught With Negatives

Startup Professionals Musings

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , 2014 was a strong year with IPOs actually outperforming other indices by 10 percent. Public companies of any size must comply immediately with the full reporting requirements of the SEC. With thousands of shareholders, dealing with critics is an onerous challenge.

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10 Reasons Why IPO Is No Longer A Good Startup Exit

Startup Professionals Musings

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. Public companies of any size must comply immediately with the full reporting requirements of the SEC.

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Are You an Entrepreneur?

InfoChachkie

One or both of your parents may have the personality of an entrepreneur, but if their parents were struggling entrepreneurs who put in long¬-hours and netted meager returns, then your parents may have rejected their latent entrepreneurial tendencies. They seemed as surprised by their popularity as the reporters who covered Beatlemania.