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Thinking of Going Public?
The market may love LinkedIn and Pandora, but chances are, it feels very differently about you.
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Zynga Sued for Patent Infringement
The world's largest social gaming company is under fire for allegedly infringing on patents found in nearly every one of its games.
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Groupon Files for IPO
The discount-of-the-day site filed its papers today to become a publicly traded company.
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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.
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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.
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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
America’s Fastest-Growing Manufacturing Company
Solazyme uses algae to create oils for use in food, fuel, and skin care products. 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
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
The Return of the IPO
Investors are betting on high-growth start-ups. Read more
How to Choose an Exit Strategy
When you need to decide on an exit strategy for your business, here are factors to consider and tips for choosing the one that's best for you. 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
IPO Craziness, Pandora Edition
It's nice when good things happen to good companies. After a more than decade of struggling to turn its streaming music service into a viable business (fo... Read more
Two IPOs Beat the Odds
OpenTable and SolarWinds go public and see their initial public offerings soar. Read more
IPOs Hit Seven-Year High
The number of venture-backed companies going public more than doubled over the fourth quarter, a report shows. Read more
Venture-Backed IPOs Down
The weaker economy is prompting fewer businesses to go public, a VC trade group reports. Read more
IPOs Hit 30-Year Low
As fewer venture-backed firms go public, market watchers warn of a growing crisis for startups. Read more
Investors: IPO Slump to Continue
A survey finds venture capitalists are holding onto start-ups longer before taking them public. Read more
VC Returns Decline
The slumping IPO market has investors waiting longer to cash in on start-up funding. Read more
Private Firms Slashing CEO Pay
With turmoil on Wall Street, employers are reining in top-level salaries, a survey finds. Read more
IPO Market Declines Continue
Investors are taking a wait and see approach to the economy, market watchers say. Read more
Venture-Backed IPOs Tanking
Just one VC-backed company went public over the past two quarters, as investors wait for the market to rebound. Read more
IPOs Hit a 30-Year Low
But the guy who took Google and Netscape public is not concerned 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
IPOs Back on the Rise
More venture-backed companies are turning to the stock market, as opposed to mergers and acquisitions. Read more
Venture-Backed IPOs Top $4.27 Billion
More companies are going public, led by the technology sector, but mergers and acquisitions have slowed. Read more
NetSuite IPO Prices Surge
Following a shaky start, shares in the business software firm are trading up. Read more
NetSuite IPO Auction Opens
The hosted business software firm expects to sell 6.2 million shares at $13 to $16 per share, company officials say. Read more
Venture-Backed IPOs Pick Up
Jan. 2, 2007 -- At total of 58 venture-backed companies raised $5.3 billion by going public last year, the highest amount since 2004, acc... Read more
First Quarter IPOs Hit Seven-Year High
Sixty-four firms filed initial public offerings in the first quarter, 10 more than the same period last year and the highest amount for an opening quarter... Read more
Execs Bullish on IPOs
A majority of senior executives at companies that recently went public expect the U.S. initial public offering market to pick up this year, a recent surve... Read more
More Companies Poised to Go Public
More companies registered for an initial public offering over the third quarter, though the number that actually went public dropped, according to Ernst &... Read more
A New Shell
A shady strategy gets a makeover. Read more
Companies Look to London for IPOs
A record number of small and midsize U.S. businesses are choosing to go public in the U.K. Read more
Shutterfly Soars During Nasdaq Opening
The former Inc. 500 company raised $87 million with its initial public offering. Read more
Assessing Vonage's Grim IPO
Was it a fluke or a sign that investors no longer prize growth-company stocks? Read more
Considering Your M
Today more than ever, growing companies are looking at the M&A market as an attractive exit alternative to the IPO market. This strategy is being driv... Read more
Businesses Say No to IPOs
Mike Canney had a lot of options in front of him. As owner and founder of defense contracting firm Intelligence Data Systems, he was an entrepreneur that ... Read more
Cautious Venture Capitalists Delay IPOs
Oct. 4, 2005 --Tech companies led a third-quarter surge in venture-backed initial public offerings, but insiders say market pressures are ... Read more
Small and Midmarket M&A Activity Rose in '04
Why M A guys were busy in 2004. Read more
Yes, You Still Can Go Public
London investors are hungry for U. S. IPOs. Here's what they're buying. Read more
Google As Bellwether
The meteoric rise of Google's stock after its IPO in August 2004 was such an anomaly that it offered little in terms of lessons to other private tech firm... Read more
Loving the IPO Comeback
Yes, business owners should celebrate Google and the rest of this year's IPO class. But the reasons why may surprise you. Read more
Tech IPO Revival in Europe
The tide may be turning for tech IPOs as new interest in Europe shows some promising signs for tech companies wanting to go public. An article on Read more
Tech IPOs Take Off
The tech IPO market isn't waiting for Google to breathe some life into it. Since the beginning of this year, 11 U.S. tech companies have gone public, a
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