Topic: IPOs

Hulu Valued at Over $2 Billion, IPO Rumored Soon

Tonight's possible IPO rumor involves one of our favorite companies, Hulu. But is going public the right choice for Hulu at the moment?READ»

Tesla Only Sells 10 Cars a Week, But Still Has Plans to Build a Cabriolet, Van, and SUV

Tesla Motors' well-publicized struggle with growing pains is something of a soap opera. There's divorce, bankruptcy, plane crashes, sports cars, and lots of uncertainty--and the longer we watch, the more complicated things seem to ...READ»

2010 Investment Outlook

Shawn Baldwin from CMG discusses the 2010 Investment OutlookREAD»

At the Silicon Valley VC Summit Scary News Followed by Optimism

(Crossposted to my Stealthmode Blog)I asked Bill Gurley whether a new model for early stage funding would emerge now that the VC industry is "slimming down" (perhaps shrinking by 50%) due to the rebalancing of university ...READ»

For Startups, a Bleak Year for IPOs and Acquisitions

For entrepreneurs hoping to take their startup public, the outlook is bleak. According to the New York Times, the number of acqusitions and IPOs in the third quarter of this year dropped below even last quarter. That number: three. ...READ»

Did the Venture Capital Crunch Force Zappos-Amazon Deal? [Updated]

Amazon's purchase of online shoe retailer Zappos was surprising and interesting news all by itself, but now comes a twist: reports that this marriage made in e-commerce heaven may have been a shotgun wedding forced by Zappos' ...READ»

Shawn Baldwin from CMG with Lewis Ranieri

Shawn Baldwin from CMG in Chicago with Lew Ranieri at the 2009 Milken Global ConferenceREAD»

FIG LEAP

This commentary outlines specific areas for investment and valuation in the financial investment group sector.READ»

Don’t Waste A Recession!, Top Silicon Valley CFO Speaks Out About the Economy, Madoff and Wall Street Executive Comp Limit

What does a top Silicon Valley CFO have to say about our economic crisis, Bernie Madoff and Wall Street executive compensation caps? Find out in this smart leadership interview with Ken Goldman, a long-term tech CFO with a well-deserved reputation for running one of the tightest financial ships in Silicon Valley. READ»

Will You Be Acquired, and Then What Happens?

A common misconception from companies contemplating an exit is that M&A has dried up as the venture and IPO markets have. This is not to say that M&A hasn’t been affected by the current market conditions, but dried up? No. Case ...READ»

Do Something: An IPO

CEO: Nancy LublinREAD»

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Mark Cuban Charged with Insider Trading

Mark Cuban, occasional bad-boy owner of the Dallas Mavericks and dot-com billionaire, has been charged charges of insider trading by the SEC. Was losing money the reason behind the trade?READ»

The Elephant in the Room: Money

I've been known before to throw a grenade into the middle of a room I think is dreaming. So it was no surprise to me that I opened my mouth to make a comment at this morning's  AlwaysOn panel on the two-year forecast for IPOs and ...READ»

Francisco Dao's Dynamite Posting

Francisco couldn't get this to re-post here, so gave me permission to do it.  For me, this is one of those "answers to a maiden's prayer" posts.  OK, so I haven't been a maiden for awhile.  Picky, picky!  :-)  ...READ»

Micro Venture Capitalists - Filling the Funding Gap

It used to be that venture capitalists either went big or went home. If the investment wasn’t $1.5 million or more, the deal just wasn’t interesting to them. Unfortunately, this often left early stage companies facing a funding ...READ»

(No) Exit Ahead?

A leading venture capitalist offers a tough-love survival guide: How to keep your company afloat when the IPO market has dried up. Plus, six words you should never use when raising money.READ»

I. Finding the Right Company for You: Team, Idea, Timing

Late in 1999, Time magazine named Jeff Bezos Person of the Year for revolutionizing global commerce. Ironically, Bezos led his commercial revolution from atop Amazon.com, a global company that has yet to turn a profit. Since that ...READ»

All the President's Men ... Are Going Dotcom

Talent from all around the Beltway is driving toward Washington's high-tech industry.READ»

Googling for Courage

With their daring IPO, Larry Page and Sergey Brin are fighting the Wall Street cartel.READ»

This Close

An entrepreneur hopes to open a chain of power-napping centers. It's a vision for the future--and may well stay that way.READ»

Chatter

Googlemania!READ»

Relics of the New Economy: Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now? Click here to let us know which once-prominent business leaders and innovators you want to catch up on, and the Fast Company team will do its best to get the goods on those long gone. Who have readers asked ...READ»

Intel's Portfolio Is Way Down. And That's Okay.

Since the collapse of the initial-public-offering market in 2000, the venture capital business has been positively toxic. So who would keep making deals in such an environment? Well, the biggest name in venture capital these days isn't a traditional VC firm at all. It's Intel Capital, the venture investing arm of the world's biggest chip maker.READ»

What We Learned In The New Economy: A Brief History of a Brief Era

What We Learned A Brief History Profiles Vocabulary Where Are They Now? What You Learned August 9, 1995: The Big Bang Netscape, just 16 months old, goes public on the Nasdaq. Shares, first priced at $28, open at $71. ...READ»

Speedometer

Best Analysis of business excess "It is not that humans have become any more greedy than in generations past. It is that the avenues to express greed had grown so enormously." - Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, testifying ...READ»