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How To Read An S-1

Accessing a company’s S-1 is like getting to peek over the shoulders of giants. You gain access to a competitor’s business plan. It allows entrepreneurs, in particular, to see just how much money it takes to scale a large company, gives good benchmarks to shoot for in growth and margins, and helps entrepreneurs understand what is market in terms of management compensation. READ»

Zell Institute Portfolio Company Files S-1; First IPO Designate in Funds Batch at MBA School

One of the companies run by an investment fund housed at the University of Michigan has filed for an S-1 at the SEC, meaning that it soon will be launching an IPO. Intelepeer maps the IP address world to the dial-up home space ...READ»

SEC Considering Changes in Startup Regulation, Google May Benefit From Shutdown, and more...

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day.READ»

The Financial Meltdown Was the Result of Too Little Risk

Excessive risk-taking has been the whipping boy for the financial meltdown over the last 3 years. On the surface I get it--executives at many financial institutions took on irresponsible amounts of leverage and got burned. However, something about this concept of these people being excessive risk-takers never made sense to me.READ»

Did Demand Media IPO Just in Time?

The content farm went public in January and netted itself a higher valuation than the New York Times. But as search engines gear up to fight spam results, could Demand's days be numbered?READ»

Apple Analyst "Channel Checks" Now Under SEC Spotlight as Inside Trading

Apple analysts on Wall Street are under increased SEC scrutiny for insider trading, centered on the "normal" habit of channel checks--working out what Apple may be up to by speaking to its suppliers. Is this unfair? Or are the analysts really cheating?READ»

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Tony Hayward Out at BP; Don't Be Surprised If They Pick a Woman to Replace Him

Tony Hayward is reported to be out as the CEO of BP, with a sweet 600,000-pound pension waiting for him (that's $928K) as a "reward" for not only presiding over the Deepwater Horizon disaster, but performing like a whiny schoolboy ...READ»

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Deconfusinator: Why Dell Agreed to Pay $100 Million to Settle SEC Fraud Case

The story: Texas-based Dell and its CEO, Michael Dell, have been under investigation from the Securities and Exchange Commission for five years on a fraud case. During the recession, many (non-Apple) tech companies suffered, ...READ»

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How the SEC Is Violating My Wife's First Amendment Rights

Over the past 24 months, a deplorable activity in the money management business came to light. It got the name "pay to play" but was just another form of bribery. However, for some reason, the definition of this expanded to include any campaign contributions to any state or local officials.READ»

Goldman Sachs: The $64,000 Question

It is a puzzlement why they chose instead to fight this civil complaint. Goldman Sachs has the financial and political wherewithal to make this disappear.READ»

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HP Executives Under Investigation for Russian Bribery Charges

HP is currently under investigation in Russia and Germany for alleged bribery of Russian officials. The best part? Those Russian officials are in charge of criminal prosecution...for corruption cases.READ»

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One Step Ahead of the Carbon Cops

Cutting carbon is cutting waste. READ»

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Tesla Nixes Only Car It Sells in IPO Offering

Last week, perennial startup automaker Tesla filed its IPO with the SEC. Exciting! Except for one small thing: In a move that can only be described as questionable at best, Tesla has decided to stop selling the current generation ...READ»

Dying Hard With a Vengeance: Blockbuster May Go Under

Blockbuster, the $500 million video rental chain, has been in a long battle to remain relevant in the Internet-enabled age--lately by attempting to strike a deal for online content distribution. But the company's Internet leap may ...READ»

Should RIM's CEOs Go to Jail?

This week four of RIM's [RIMM] top executives settled options backdating cases with the SEC and the OSC, Canada's securities regulation agency. The Ontario-based cronies have agreed to pay almost $100 million CN in penalties, costs ...READ»