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  • Did Box Just Cancel Its IPO? Or Did We Just See How Bad Anonymity Can Be?

    March 4, 2014

    Business
    box, dropbox, Facebook, Initial public offering, ipo, Silicon Valley, twitter, US Securities and Exchange Commission
     

    Anonymous application Secret is an awesome tool. It allows people who would never be able to put their name to a statement to tell others something they know. It enables whistle blowers to tell the world of injustices that…

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  • This time around: More sensible IPOs

    August 12, 2008

    Business, IT, Strategy
    ipo, rackspace
     

    As well all know, the dot-com burst was all about crazy valuations and IPOs of web businesses with no business models behind them. Ma and Pa investors got burnt and a decade on the viability of IPOs in general…

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  • IPO – Why would you?

    July 2, 2008

    Business, Governance, IT, New business, Strategy
    ipo
     

    Over on RWW, Bernard posted about the recent VC round for LinkedIn that gave it a $1bill valuation and some serious cash to play with. In his post, Bernard commented on the dearth of IPOs happening currently and asked…

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  • Gut feel investing 101…

    July 1, 2008

    Business, Efficiency, New business, Society, Strategy
    burger fuel, diligent board services, ipo, listing, Xero
     

    Last year three IPOs happened in a short space of time in New Zealand. They were all small(ish) businesses but from varied sectors. In short space Xero, Burger Fuel and Diligent Board Services listed. Despite the pre listing analysis…

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