Unicorn? VC’s – It Is Time To Get Real!

October 9, 2019

Unicorn? VC’s—- it is time to get real! (See: Silicon Valley Is Trying Out a New Mantra: Make a Profit) It is the VC community (who takes many liberties and are super aloof- unwarranted) who came up with the term ‘unicorn’. Basically, it was to tag a company as a target for pointless massive funding,…

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Does IPO Stand for “Irresponsibly Promoted Obscenity”?

October 26, 2011 |

Groupon postponed its IPO.  No surprise. The company, once a darling, retreated when investors raised serious questions about its earnings. Now it’s in pre-IPO quiet period again, so it seems to be a good time to discuss this. We are playing a dangerous game with IPOs today, possibly one more dangerous than the pre-burst gold…

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