Day: September 7, 2014
Of the private companies trading on secondary markets, how much of those companies’ stock is available through the secondary market?
On average…none. The secondary market for private company stock is brand new, and so nascent that it is virtually nonexistent. For a very brief time, when...
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There seems to be a lack of long-term investment in startups. Why is the 3-5 year exit strategy more desirable than a 10-20+ year timeframe?
Precisely because seed stage investments in private startup companies are NOT Warren Buffet’s types of investments. Early venture and angel investments are much, much riskier than...
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Second-Class Investor Citizens: Facebook’s IPO and Dual-Class Equity Structures
Dual-class voting structures are receiving a lot of attention these days along with intense publicity related to the Facebook IPO, following in the wake of other recent tech...
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Dread Startup Problems Or Learn To Enjoy Challenges
Stressed entrepreneur photo via Wikipedia If you can’t solve problems and enjoy it, you won’t make it as an entrepreneur. By definition, an entrepreneur is the...
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