Going Public Through an IPO


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The Anomolous IPO: Angie's List

The first Inc. 500 company to go public since August exceeded its IPO expectations, despite that it doesn't look much like other companies going public this ...  Read more

Mark Zuckerberg's Original Plans for Facebook

In a 2005 interview, the then 21-year-old founder is focused only on created a cool college directory.  Read more

What You Can Learn From Groupon's IPO Missteps

It's been a rocky road to going public for Groupon, which has faced scrutiny from investors, analysts, and the SEC leading up to its October 24 IPO road show.  Read more

Thinking of Going Public?

The market may love LinkedIn and Pandora, but chances are, it feels very differently about you.  Read more

Inc.com Daily | Entrepreneur News

Groupon's IPO, new uses for the iPad, the "peak" age for entrepreneurs and what else you need to know today.  Read more

Groupon Files for IPO

The discount-of-the-day site filed its papers today to become a publicly traded company.  Read more

Join the IPO Party

Nearly 200 companies are getting ready to go public—the most since 2000. Plus, why VC's aren't funding B2B start-ups, and the rest of today's news.  Read more

Zipcar Fires Up Its IPO

Don't just rent from Zipcar. Own it. The car-sharing service is now on the Nasdaq with hot new IPO.  Read more

No IPO Plan for Twitter

Biz Stone deflects rumors of a deal with J.P. Morgan, a bleak outlook for small-business lending and the rest of the day's news.  Read more

Pandora Joins the IPO Parade

The web radio company files for a public offering, and reports revenue of $55.2 million in its most recent fiscal year.  Read more

Skullcandy Joins the IPO Party

Skullcandy, the Utah-based audio product maker run by Rick Alden, looks to tap public market in order to wipe out its debt.  Read more

LinkedIn Files for an IPO

In its S-1 filing, the Mountain View, California, company reported revenue of $161.4 million in the first nine months of 2010.  Read more

Cupcake Bakery Crumbs to Go Public

For the past three years, the seven-year-old chain has steadily climbed the Inc. 5000 rankings, generating more than $30 million in revenue last year.  Read more

IPOs: The New Class

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ...  Read more

9 Things to Know Before Going Public

Many business owners dream of taking their companies public, but serial entrepreneur John Warrillow warns there are plenty of reasons to think twice about it.  Read more

Taking Advantage of a Percolating IPO Market

The IPO market bounced back this year, enabling a backlog of promising companies, including several on this year's Inc. 5000, to go public.  Read more

Demand Media's Curious IPO

Turns out Demand Media is not profitable, according to the company's IPO filing. In fact, the red-hot media start-up lost $22 million last year on $114 milli...  Read more

Skype Calls for IPO

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ...  Read more

Handbag Maker Vera Bradley Files for IPO

The iconic summer handbag company was founded in an Indiana basement with just $250 in start-up capital.  Read more

VC-backed IPOs Still Struggling

More venture-backed companies are going public, sure. But those aren’t the only numbers you should be watching.  Read more

The Return of the IPO

Investors are betting on high-growth start-ups.  Read more

10 Tips for Planning Your Exit

Expert pointers on the details of selling a business, planning an IPO, and choosing a successor.  Read more

Tesla IPO Goal: $178 Million

If it hits the high end of its target range, Elon Musk's electric carmaker would be valued at $1.5 billion.  Read more

How Will the IPO Market Treat Zipcar?

Despite strong revenue gains, the car-sharing service has yet to turn an annual profit, faces increased competition, and has a tricky merger to execute.  Read more

How to Prepare a Company for an Initial Public Offering

An initial public offering of stock can be viewed as the definitive sign of a company's success. Here is a look at the steps a company can take to prepare fo...  Read more

With IPO, Tesla Hopes to Raise $100 Million

The latest in a string of clean-tech IPO announcements, the electric car company's long-anticipated stock sale could propel it to household-name status.  Read more

Mark Zuckerberg Takes Control and Fending off Hackers

Is Facebook secretly preparing for an IPO? The company says no, but a step taken yesterday suggests otherwise. The Wall Street Journal Read more

Two IPOs Beat the Odds

OpenTable and SolarWinds go public and see their initial public offerings soar.  Read more

IPO Market Declines Continue

Investors are taking a wait and see approach to the economy, market watchers say.  Read more

We Went Public

It's not an easy process, but the CEOs of these Inc. 5000 companies believe it was worth it.  Read more

Venture-Backed IPOs Down

The weaker economy is prompting fewer businesses to go public, a VC trade group reports.  Read more

A New Shell

A shady strategy gets a makeover.  Read more

In a Former Life: Anne Beiler

Anne Beiler, founder of pretzel shops franchisor Auntie Anne's, discusses the business lessons she learned as a waitress.  Read more

IPO Basics: A Road Map

What's involved in taking a company public? Take a quick tour through the IPO process.  Read more

IPO Basics: The Registration Statement

Considering a public offering? This primer on registration statements will get you started.  Read more