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From Idea to IPO

Daniel Newman | Posted 03.25.2013 | Small Business
Daniel Newman

To create the jobs, the careers and the environment where "The Employee" can flourish. There is something about that in which cannot be easily put to words. But is rewarding unlike anything else for an entrepreneur.

SHAMU FOR SALE -- Should You Invest in Captivity?

David Kirby | Posted 03.02.2013 | Green
David Kirby

Investing in the captivity of highly intelligent killer whales for public amusement carries with it considerable risks and drawbacks -- not just financially, but ethically and morally as well.

Boston Has Produced Far More IPOs Than New York

Jeff Bussgang | Posted 09.23.2012 | Small Business
Jeff Bussgang

I previously concluded that the New York market had a stronger pipeline of pre-IPO companies that would be attractive to the public markets than Boston. I now realize I was dead wrong.

Mark Gongloff

Facebook Value Down About $15 Billion In Three Days

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Gongloff | Posted 05.22.2012 | Business

Facebook shares are melting down again on Tuesday, and though the rest of the stock market doesn't seem to care, it should: This episode will likely f...

Facebook IPO Debacle Pushes Nasdaq To Revamp

Reuters | Posted 07.20.2012 | Business

(Reuters) - The Nasdaq is planning to revamp its systems for handling stock offerings after acknowledging that technology problems had affected tradin...

Here's Who Desperately Needs Facebook Cash

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 05.17.2012 | Business

This Facebook IPO had better go well -- there's an awful lot riding on it. Forget all of the people, including Mark Zuckerberg annd early investors...

IPO Boom Hits Speed Bump

The Huffington Post | D.M. Levine | Posted 04.12.2012 | Business

A mini-boom in the IPO market seems to have hit a mini speed-bump. The first quarter of this year was the busiest for initial public offerings sin...

Staying Independent

Fred Wilson | Posted 06.11.2012 | Small Business
Fred Wilson

Possibly the most interesting running conversation I've been having with entrepreneurs lately is how they can keep their companies independent without having to go public and turn their cap table into a casino.

Why One Law Headed To Obama's Desk Is A Holiday For Fraudsters

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 04.05.2012 | Business

This will be the last Seven And A Half Things for this week, so today's seven and a half things are going to have to last you for two days. We've made...

What Crisis? IPO Market Red Hot

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 04.02.2012 | Business

The U.S. IPO market is in such a state of horrifying crisis that it just had what's arguably its best quarter in years. The total number of U.S. in...

Bank Launches New Business For Ultra-Wealthy

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012 | Business

By Ashley Lau April 2 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co opened its new Abbot Downing business on Monday, o fficially merging two of its...

Apple's Flash Crash

The Huffington Post | D.M. Levine | Posted 03.23.2012 | Business

Call it a very bad day for flash traders. On the very day that BATS, short for Better Alternative Trading System, one of the larger high-frequency ...

How the JOBS Act Stacks Up for Small Business

Carol Roth | Posted 05.09.2012 | Small Business
Carol Roth

Overall, the JOB act's steps to increase access to capital and decrease regulations are both welcome measures; however, once again, there is a predisposition for regulators to miss the point when it comes to what a small business is and what would truly help it.

Owner Of New York Landmark Plans Towering IPO

AP | ALEX VEIGA | Posted 04.14.2012 | Business

Soon investors can take after King Kong and grab a piece of the Empire State Building. The company that runs the Depression-era skyscraper, the talle...

When Valuations Don't Mean Valuable

Tony Greenberg | Posted 01.18.2012 | Business
Tony Greenberg

Investing in IPOs today screams "caveat emptor." But do we listen? The prospect of investing in something that all our friends are using seems to be as irresistible as super-sizing a fast-food meal -- and can be equally bad for our (fiscal) health.

Most 2011 IPOs Are Underwater (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Janean Chun | Posted 12.10.2011 | Small Business

High-profile initial public stock offerings (IPOs) in the first half of 2011 revealed the market's hunger for tech startups, while also reviving Debat...

No Exit In Sight: Venture-Backed IPOs Slip To 2-Year Low

Reuters | Posted 12.04.2011 | Small Business

(Reuters) - Just five venture-capital backed companies held initial public offerings last quarter, data from the National Venture Capital Association ...

How the Economic Rollercoaster Strains Startups

Ray Leach | Posted 10.12.2011 | Small Business
Ray Leach

A poorly performing stock market, in addition to the anticipated public-sector budget cuts, put a damper on almost everything that high growth entrepreneurs need to be successful.

Alex Wagner

Tech Stock Crash: End Of The Bubble?

HuffingtonPost.com | Alex Wagner | Posted 10.08.2011 | Business

As the stock market continued a sharp slide on Monday, technology companies found themselves hammered particularly hard, with the Dow Jones U.S. Tech ...

To Repay Bailout, ING Sells Online Bank To Capital One

Posted 08.17.2011 | Business

AMSTERDAM/CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Sara Webb and Joe Rauch) - Capital One Financial Corp plans to buy ING Group NV's U.S. online bank for $9 bil...

Are Big IPOs Back?

AP | By MATTHEW CRAFT | Posted 07.23.2011 | Business

NEW YORK -- Success breeds followers. So will LinkedIn's blockbuster IPO lure scores of private companies to the stock market? "One company does not ...

Foundations, Insiders and IPOs: Back Door Influence and Abuse

Vivian Norris | Posted 07.06.2011 | Business
Vivian Norris

The wasteful, immoral use of "nonprofit" foundations as ways to funnel monies, evade taxes and influence politics not just at home but abroad, needs to be investigated.

Cleantech Startups Turn To Big Companies For Capital

Reuters | Nichola Groom | Posted 06.07.2011 | Business

Fledgling solar power companies looking to grow beyond their venture capital roots are increasingly catching the eye of deep-pocketed corporate investors.

Nate C. Hindman

Timothy Geithner: Small Firms 'Waiting Longer Than Ever To Go Public'

HuffingtonPost.com | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 01.25.2013 | Business

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Treasury assembled investors, bankers and entrepreneurs Tuesday for talks on how to provide small companies in high-growt...

Scaling Microfinance: An Economic Imperative

Gina Harman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Gina Harman

These are troubling times, as the spotlight on microfinance has recently led to unfortunate mischaracterizations and a rush to judgment.