N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Maybe you’re prepping for the IPO. You have tremendous loyalty to your friend. 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.

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Delegation Maturity CEO Execution 203

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2013

To a person, they look astonished when I ask whether their dedication comes from anticipation of the money they could make in the event of an IPO. One person says that he can’t let himself think about an IPO. For these professionals, a future IPO is outweighed by today’s OPI — the opportunity for positive impact.

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Motivation IPO Norton Open-book 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 13, 2011

The smart money went along, with Groupon valued at $15-20 billion, according to some observers anticipating rich pickings in the IPO-to-come. This would be a 'view with alarm' to me, as there are several elements of the model that do not create stickiness, loyalty or a barrier to competitive imitation. But not so fast. Give it a 2.

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Business Model Discount IPO Customer Loyalty 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Since filing their S-1 ahead of their potential IPO , Groupon scrutiny has been intense. Loyalty-building. Is this loyalty in the making? Add seamlessness and convenience to the user experience and we have the next great loyalty program. More and more, sales costs are rising and subscribers are buying fewer Groupons.

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Incentives Loyalty Discount IPO 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Dara Khosrowshahi, the CEO of Uber, the ride-sharing giant, proudly declared on September 10 that “very few brands become verbs” The same week Upwork, a platform for hiring freelancers, filed for an IPO, as did Fiverr , which boasts that it offers a “freelance services marketplace for the lean entrepreneur.”

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Quinn Entrepreneur IPO Survey 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2016

The company lost the trust of its frontline employees, the commitment of its travel agent partners and the loyalty of its passengers, who increasingly switched to other vacation sources. In early 2013, Norwegian went public and became one of the most successful IPOs of the year, closing the year 87% above its IPO price.

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Company IPO Price Loyalty 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2012

Goldman did have a reputation for looking out for its clients — and inspiring great loyalty in them. That may just be because some of the partnership ethos lived on nine years after the IPO, meaning that the firm is unlikely to do so well in the next financial crisis. Watch out, Google!)

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Hedge Long-term Banking Short-term 14