Management Excellence
FEBRUARY 1, 2012
As of this writing, the world is abuzz with the expected Facebook IPO. The number $100 billion is being floated and passed around (probably by those who stand to benefit from a big IPO), and whether real or wild speculation, that’s a number that gives one cause to pause.
First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 12, 2015
During his career, he added nearly $5 billion of value as a science and technology CEO (public, private, IPO), consultant, director, and private equity/venture capital investor. Boni has advanced by taking on the tough assignments of repositioning organizations that had run aground. His firms were recognized on the Inc.
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N2Growth Blog
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
Maybe you’re prepping for the IPO. You came up with an awesome idea. Your singular focus has been to make it real. You started a company. You got funding. Maybe you’re looking for Series B or C funding now. Congratulations! You’re ready to scale or go public. You’ve gotten this far. What could go wrong? Some make the turn. Others do not.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 15, 2018
In addition, venture firms are constantly scouring for opportunities to get their invested company acquired, which is an increasingly attractive exit route for digital entrepreneurs, given the IPO’s long-drawn process and mandated holding-period requirements for initial investors.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 7, 2011
Will Groupon's current business model generate wild future growth? The lesson that managers of all businesses can learn from Groupon is that while seemingly logical, a "high discounts will lead to full price purchases" strategy is generally flawed. So what do you think? If so, how did it work?
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 6, 2018
In other words, Microsoft is not paying $7.5 billion for GitHub for its ability to make money (its financial value). Let’s look at a couple of well-known examples of strategic value. In 2006 Google acquired YouTube for an eye-popping (for the time) figure of $1.6 Why take on this crazy business, much less pay a huge premium to do so?
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 8, 2018
It was one of the world’s highest-grossing IPOs in a year when the market was otherwise in chaos due to the mortgage lending crisis. In 2010, in India, the microfinance institution SKS also went through an IPO that generated millions in profits — along with an impressive amount of scandal and intrigue.
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