TAG: IPO

Igor Sill, Founder - Geneva Venture Partners

Venture capital investing is in the midst of a revival and change. It is certainly creating a different story from its past based on Wall Street's new-found appetite for venture-backed technology companies.

Javier E. Rojas, Managing Director - Kennet Partners

Ajay Shah, co-founder of Smart Modular Technologies, explains how he bootstrapped his startup to create a billion-dollar revenues business in just 11 years with only $80,000 of initial capital.

Javier E. Rojas, Managing Director - Kennet Partners

Mark Leslie, founder, chairman and CEO of Veritas, describes how he created a $1.5 billion revenue business on a $4 million investment in a breathtaking 11 years.

Javier E. Rojas, Managing Director - Kennet Partners

Kent Plunkett of Salary.com describes how he created a company that achieved an almost 22x ratio of exit value to capital used.

Jon B. Fisher

Many companies have successfully navigated the path from startup to IPO; but for every major success story you read about, there are a hundred more companies that either failed before they could attempt an IPO or that made it to an IPO only to fail shortly afterwards.