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The Return of the IPO
Investors are betting on high-growth start-ups.
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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.
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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.
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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 for an IPO.
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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.
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The role of a chief financial officer has changed dramatically in recent years. In many growing businesses, the CFO serves as a partner to the CEO, helping o... Read more
Tesla Employees Killed In Silicon Valley Plane Crash
Three employees of electric car maker Tesla Motors were on board a plane that crashed in Palo Alto, California, killing all on board. Tesla CEO Elon Musk tol... Read more
The Problem With Paid Search
Ad visionary ducks out . He built the hippest ad agency in the country, and now Alex Bogusky is resigning from MDC Partners. If advertising had cele... Read more
VC-backed IPOs Still Struggling
With the second quarter of 2010 officially behind us, let's look at some oh-so-important IPO numbers. The good news: the second quarter was... Read more
When Reality TV Trash Helps
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: Cas... 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
Two IPOs Beat the Odds
OpenTable and SolarWinds go public and see their initial public offerings soar. Read more
Blog Better, Sell More
5 mistakes to avoid on your company blog. Want the kind of blog that brings attention to your product and turns customers into evangelists for your... Read more
IPO Fever is Spreading; New Small Biz Plastic
The flood gates open for new IPO's. With five venture-backed companies set to go public this week, the most the market has seen in about two years,... 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
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
Inc. 500 Payroll-Data Firm Soars on IPO
Feb. 16, 2007 -- Salary.com, a Waltham, Mass.-based company payroll-data firm, raised nearly $60 million selling 5.7 million shares in it... 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
Putting Founders First
How one VC Firm coddles its CEOs. Read more
Tying the Knot
Merging with a specified purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, can be a smart way to go public without the uncertainty of a traditional IPO. But not all SPAC... 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
Inc. 500 Firm Rumored to Go Public
Speculation is swirling over a possible sale or IPO of Shutterfly, an online photo service. Read more
Go Daddy Abandons IPO Plans
The former Inc. 500 firm says Middle East violence and oil prices have made the market prohibitive. Read more
SEC Forum to Offer Advice on Raising Capital
The annual event will focus on the challenges facing small public companies. Read more
Shutterfly Soars During Nasdaq Opening
The former Inc. 500 company raised $87 million with its initial public offering. Read more
Bridgeline Software Going Public
Dec. 15, 2006 -- Bridgeline Software, a Woburn, Mass., software firm, has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange... Read more
Striking Out With VCs?
You're not alone. As venture capitalists become more risk averse, more early-stage companies are tapping the hot hedge fund market. Read more
Facing the Capital Gap
There's plenty of capital out there. So why are so many companies struggling to raise money? Read more
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