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Business News

Airbnb Prices IPO at $68 Per Share, Will Raise $3.5 Billion

The offering is expected to give the company a valuation of $47.3 billion. Airbnb will trade on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbol "ABNB."

By matthew fox

Business News

WeWork Files for IPO, Revealing Spiraling Losses of $1.6 Billion

By Troy Wolverton and Shona Ghosh

Business News

Virgin Galactic Is Going Public to Fund Its Expensive Tourist Spaceflights

By Steve Dent

Business Accounting

Why Is There Such an Insatiable Appetite to Invest in Unprofitable Companies?

By Daniel Saunders

Business News

Uber Is Going Public at a $75.5 Billion Valuation. Here’s How That Stacks Up.

Uber's valuation is approaching the level of General Motors and Ford combined, but still has a long way to go to catch Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' net worth.

By Arjun Reddy

Business News

Uber Drivers Are Sleeping in Their Cars to Make Enough Money. Now, They’re Going on Strike.

The strikes come ahead of Uber's initial public offering, which one union leader said promised to be an 'orgy of greed.'

By Isobel Asher Hamilton

Tech

Going Public: 4 Tech IPOs to Look out for in 2019

Tech companies had a turbulent 2018, but in 2019, keep an 'eye'-P-O on Uber, Slack, Airbnb and a lesser-known outfit called Palantir.

By Thomas Smale

Building a Business

To Be IPO Ready, You Need to Prepare for These 5 Potential Pitfalls

It's also important to understand the difference between growth and scale, and how you can leverage both.

By Heather Gates

Business News

Uber Has Confidentially Filed to Go Public

Uber has confidentially filed paperwork to hold its long-awaited IPO next year, reports the Wall Street Journal.

By Rob Price

Business Accounting

Meet Apple’s New Emoji. 3 Things to Know Today.

Stay in the know in 60 seconds.

By Hayden Field

Business News

Four Most Common Exit Strategies For Entrepreneurs

The key to a successful business is the ability to make right decisions

By BusinessEx Staff

Building a Business

Even If You Don’t Plan to IPO, You Should Run Your Business Like a Public Company

Any startup can learn from how Spotify, Dropbox and Uber prepared to go public.

By Karen Dempsey

Building a Business

Too Many Small Businesses Are Swinging for the Wrong Fences

Regardless of the outcome you're swinging for, you'll need to build a sustainable business to get there.

By Brady Fletcher

Business News

3 Lessons for Entrepreneurs From Spotify, Which Won Over Taylor Swift and Just Made its Billion-Dollar IPO

Shares of the streaming service opened at about $165, valuing the company at close to $30 billion.

By Hayden Field

Building a Business

Why Steve Jobs Remains the Biggest Challenge to Dropbox’s Future

The late Apple founder's vow to take on Dropbox's business could come back to haunt the cloud storage company as it prepares for its IPO.

By Vineet Jain

Thought Leaders

An IPO Isn’t Just a Way to Raise Money — It Shows a Company Is Mature and Deserving of Trust

Going public means a company meets certain standards of increased corporate governance, responsible leadership and financial transparency.

By Amy Butte

Building a Business

IPO vs. Getting Acquired: What You Can Learn From Snap and Instagram’s Divergent Exit Strategies

It's important to know the costs and benefits of each approach.

By Rashmi Menon

Building a Business

From Private to Public: The Options You’re Not Considering

There is no one-size-fits-all strategy for taking a company public; consider all your options to maximize both your short-term gains and long-term growth.

By Brady Fletcher

Thought Leaders

As Bobby Flay Cooks Up an IPO, Can He Still Remain the Hands-On Guy?

Used to calling his own shots, Flay will soon find out what happens when he lets everyone else into the kitchen.

By Jason Adams

Business Funding

Instead of Taking Millions More in Investor Money, Our 25-Person Company Chose to IPO

Why we made the strategic decision to pursue an IPO as a fundraising strategy.

By David Greenberg

Thought Leaders

In Honor of Ronco’s Recent IPO, Check Out These 8 Facts About the Infomercial Pioneer

'But wait, there's more.'

By Rose Leadem

Business Funding

Shark Tank Star Chris Sacca’s Missed Opportunity With Snapchat Proves You Should Read Your Email

Billions of dollars could be awaiting you in your inbox.

By Nina Zipkin

Business Accounting

Here’s What Experts Predict for VC and the IPO Market

One industry leader believes good companies will continue to find funding, period.

By Shawn Degnan

Business Accounting

How Wealthy Will Evan Spiegel Be Post-Snap IPO?

The Snapchat creator will likely be worth more than $4 billion.

By Nina Zipkin

Business Accounting

20 Crazy New Things We Learned About Snap

The maker of Snapchat, expected to be valued at more than $20 billion, revealed its inner workings for its IPO.

By Nina Zipkin

Business News

Evan Spiegel Is Selling His Vision to Investors Ahead of Snap’s Huge IPO

'Evan is the visionary -- Evan is the story.'

By Portia Crowe and Alex Heath

Business Accounting

3 Shifts That Signify Where Venture Capital Is Headed This Year

Following a peak in 2015, investors are adjusting their priorities.

By Lydia Belanger

Building a Business

A Fired Snapchat Employee Claims the Company Lied to Investors Ahead of Its IPO

A lawsuit alleges that the company has been "falsely misrepresenting" itself.

By Rob Price

Building a Business

What Kinds of Companies Will Go Public in 2017?

New report from CB Insights looks at the year ahead.

By Nina Zipkin

Business News

Snap’s Youthful Founders Show No Fear in Race to IPO

At a time when it is fashionable in Silicon Valley to stay private as long as possible, Snap is planning an initial public offering valuing it at more than $20 billion.

By Reuters