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7 Costs To Consider Before Taking Your Startup Public

Oct 21, 2020 By Marty Zwilling

Despite the fact that the number of IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) for startups have continued to stay low, I still hear it touted often as the preferred exit strategy. I suspect the exuberance for an IPO is still being driven by the highly visible successes of a few companies several years ago, including Facebook, Yelp, […]

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Startup Investor Money Always Comes with Strings

Jul 21, 2014 By Marty Zwilling

As an Angel investor to startups, I’m still surprised to find entrepreneurs who expect investors to give them money, and then disappear into the sunset. Would you do that if it was your money?

Filed Under: Funding a Startup Tagged With: Angel Investors, Board, Marty Zwilling, Seeking Funding, Startups, Working with Investors

8 Startup Gaps That Will Frustrate Funding Efforts

Dec 10, 2013 By Marty Zwilling

Too many people still believe the urban myth that you can sketch your idea on a napkin, and people will throw money at you. Fundraising is indeed brutally tough at all stages, and the seed funding is the hardest to find.

Filed Under: Working with Investors Tagged With: Elevator Pitch, Finding Capital, Investors and Lenders, Marty Zwilling, Mistakes, Setting Goals, Working with Investors

10 Reasons Why IPO Is No Longer a Good Startup Exit

Sep 17, 2013 By Marty Zwilling

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of someday taking their startup public, and making it a multi-national powerhouse. Today the rate of startups going public (IPO – Initial Public Offering) is at an all-time low, and most entrepreneurs avoid this option like the plague, knowing the process is painful, and public company executives are seen as greedy sharks.

Filed Under: Working with Investors Tagged With: Angel Investors, Exit Strategy, Finding Capital, Investors and Lenders, Marty Zwilling, Working with Investors

10 Ways to Attract the Right Kind of Investors

Aug 16, 2013 By Erin Steiner

When you’re initially starting up your company, any investment can feel like a welcome investment. The reality is that not all money is created equal. There are investors you want to attract and others you don’t.

Filed Under: Working with Investors Tagged With: Erin Steiner, Finding Capital, Investors and Lenders, Partnerships, Transparency, Working with Investors

Lessons From Shark Tank

Jul 9, 2013 By Fran Tarkenton

Shark Tank is an ABC reality TV show that matches startups with high net worth angel investors who will offer to invest in their business company in exchange for a proportional equity stake. The reason why I love this show is that it not only demonstrates the power of the startup…

Filed Under: Working with Investors Tagged With: Awareness, Creativity, Finance, Fran Tarkenton, Have a Plan, Knowledge, Lessons, Lessons from Shark Tank, Passion, Seeking Funding, Shark Tank, Working with Investors

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