Ipos

Six years ago, Google's IPO was the most hotly anticipated public offering of the year. But in classic Google style, the offering was neither typical...

Yelp's IPO filing comes hot on the heels of successful IPOs and high valuations for Angie's List and Groupon. Yelp's timing reflects both a tech-friendly...

Reports of the “eclipse of the public corporation” underestimate its institutional staying power and unique capacity for renewal. In his recent HBR article, Michael C. Jensen, a distinguished scholar of corporate finance and governance, argues for a revolution in the structure of ownership and control in the U.S. economy.1 I share many of his criticisms […]

A few weeks ago, electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors issued stock to the public. Its charismatic CEO Elon Musk was once touted by Wired as a "triple...

It's been only four years since First Rangeway Consulting went public, but to CEO Kenneth Charles, it seems like a lifetime. In the grand old days of...

Start-ups seem to be getting bigger faster than ever--Uber is just one example of today's "unicorns," or private, venture-backed companies valued at a...

Why are some networks so much more profitable than others?

Four years ago, Diane Ashton and Sundeep Lal were working together at MIT on a titanium extraction project. Durable and highly heat resistant, titanium...

The market cares about a company's leaders, not just its metrics.

You might be surprised at what your acquirer will agree to — if you just ask.

Limited oversight, tons of money, and hype for days. What could go wrong?

I am not pessimistic about Facebook's future. I have used the social network for eight years and continue to be impressed with Mark Zuckerberg's focus...

Over the past 17 years I’ve worked with hundreds of executives to raise billions of dollars — from private equity to hedge funds to IPOs. I’ve seen road shows done right, but I’ve also seen every mistake in the book. In today’s see-saw economy, just as important as the timing of your IPO is being […]

Dietzen and his team weighed the risks and advantages of going public.

Companies that retain their CEO founders when preparing for IPOs often come out ahead in the long run, says Martin L. Martens at Concordia University.

Facebook “goes public” Friday, May 18th. Imagine what it might be like inside the company right now. Soon, paper stock option agreements tucked into employee compensation folders could erupt into cascades of real dollars. Maybe employees will soon barge through the doors and board shuttle busses to the BMW dealerships, software bugs be damned. Or […]

In his classic 1989 HBR article “Eclipse of the Public Corporation,” Michael Jensen analyzed early leveraged buyouts and identified a new form of corporate organization, the LBO association. He believed it would outperform the traditional public company thanks to “pay-for-performance compensation systems, substantial equity ownership by managers and directors, and contracts with owners and creditors […]

The kind of company it is influences investors and its valuation.

New research suggests that the market's recent self-regulation efforts are more than a PR stunt.

It's been only four years since First Rangeway Consulting went public, but to CEO Kenneth Charles, it seems like a lifetime. In the grand old days of...