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.
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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.'
Business Accounting
3 Shifts That Signify Where Venture Capital Is Headed This Year
Following a peak in 2015, investors are adjusting their priorities.
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
Business News
Snapchat Files for One of the Biggest Tech IPOs in Years
The Venice, Calif.-based company could go public as soon as March and be valued at $20 billion to $25 billion.
By Reuters
Business News
Snapchat Working on IPO, Valuing Company at $25 Billion or More
It would also represent the largest IPO by a technology company since Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. went public in 2014.
By Reuters
Building a Business
If, Like Many Others, You’re Hesitating About Going Public, Scale This Way Instead.
Remain private as a business, and scale that way. The outcome will be a good one.
Building a Business
Go Public or Stay Private? The Endless Debate, Continued.
Deciding whether to go public or not is about evaluating what's best for your company and its stakeholders.
Building a Business
Twilio IPO Exceeds Expectations, Despite Brexit Angst
The communications software provider on Wednesday defied stock market volatility by raising $150 million.
By Reuters
Business News
Airbnb Is Meeting With Civil Rights Leaders to Combat Discrimination — Start Up Your Day Roundup
Plus: Burger King now sells 'Mac n' Cheetos' at select locations.
Building a Business
3 Business-Exit Plans That Actually Work
Not having a plan for selling your business is like not having a will.
By Neil Patel
Business News
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Responds to Critics Who Want IPO
Kalanick also announced Arianna Huffington, founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, is joining Uber's board of directors.
Business News
Dell’s Cyber Security Unit Secureworks Valued at Up to $1.42 Billion in IPO
SecureWorks joins several firms looking to tap the capital markets as investor interest in them grows after a spate of cyber attacks on big companies including banks and retailers.
By Reuters
Building a Business
How Elio Motors Went From Startup to Publicly Traded Company in Months
Elio Motors was the first startup to become a publicly traded company using the updated Regulation A+ crowdfunding rules.
By Sally Outlaw
Online Presence
#RIPTwitter: 6 Lessons for Every Startup
Just a couple of years ago, everyone though Twitter would be the next Facebook. Then everything went to hell.
By Steve Tobak
Business Accounting
Are You That Lucky Employee With an IPO Windfall?
If you are, then don't lose it. Instead, plan wisely. Here are five ways to do that.
By Andrea Murad
Business Accounting
Examining True Valuation In the Wake of Disappointing Tech IPOs
A spate of valuations below expectations has many tech investors worried but the problem is likely just normal Silicon Valley volatility.
By Tx Zhuo
Business News
A Bill Gates-Backed Gene Editing Startup Is Going Public
Editas Medicine is the first gene-editing medical technology company to file an IPO.
Building a Business
Dell’s Cybersecurity Unit SecureWorks Plans IPO
The computing giant acquired the company in 2011 for $612 million. It said it plans to raise $100 million from the stock sale.
Business Accounting
How to Prepare Your Business for an Initial Public Offering
Know when an IPO makes sense and how to get ready for your first.
Building a Business
What Slow Exits Mean to Startup Investors
Since the end of the Internet 1.0 boom in 2001, the time to exit for the average venture-capital-backed company has more than doubled.
By Scott Shane