N2Growth Blog
MAY 3, 2021
Darrin Williams , CEO of Southern Bancorp, may have been a little surprised when a world-class business school professor came knocking at his door. Should Southern Bancorp consider a public offering in the red-hot IPO NYSE market? He wasn’t used to that kind of attention deep in the heart of Arkansas. The mission must continue.
CEO Blog
NOVEMBER 15, 2010
His thesis is that most businesses sell in the $10-30M range so it is best for angel investors to push for a sale at that point which can provide a great return for the angels and for the entrepreneurs rather than holding on, raising VC funds and trying for the big IPO or $100M+ sale. For me - I like both.
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Harvard Business Review
MARCH 21, 2016
When I sat with the team to explain the decision, I told them it is really hard to be best in class at one thing — and it’s impossible to be best at seven things. ’” Later, Intralinks decided to try to IPO. So we decided not to IPO. By trying to do so many things, we were unlikely to succeed at any.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 20, 2015
As the CFO of a well-funded IPO-bound company, Dan had many years of experience and he had the results to show that he had outworked and out-delivered many of his internal and external counterparts. But now, with the impending IPO, the stakes were much higher. But now, with the impending IPO, the stakes were much higher.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 20, 2015
As the CFO of a well-funded IPO-bound company, Dan had many years of experience and he had the results to show that he had outworked and out-delivered many of his internal and external counterparts. But now, with the impending IPO, the stakes were much higher. But now, with the impending IPO, the stakes were much higher.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 2, 2013
With Facebook’s $115 billion market cap on its IPO day, Mark Zuckerberg created wealth nearly equivalent to half of Nigeria’s GDP in 2012. The value created by Facebook and a few other tech IPOs exceeds the GDP of most African regions. Africa has the potential to make a place for itself, but it doesn’t have to do it alone.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 16, 2012
One of our most striking findings was that of the entrepreneurs we surveyed who had a successful exit (that is, an IPO or sale to another firm), about 70% did NOT start with a business plan. Instead, their business journeys originated in a different place, a place we call the Heart.
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