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Startup Insider: How Startups Go Public

By Early Investing on April 29, 2021

For startup investors, a company going public is the holy grail. That’s when the relatively small amount of money they invested into a young company turns into (hopefully) big bucks. There are three paths startups can take to going public — initial public offerings (IPOs), direct listings and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Andy Gordon and Vin Narayanan assess the strengths and weaknesses of each one of these paths in this week’s Startup Insider.  …
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Patience Pays in Startup Investing

By Adam Sharp on February 9, 2021

I recently had my first startup investment go public. But don’t get too excited yet. The company, Plurilock Security, just listed on the Toronto Venture Exchange at quite a tiny valuation — around $15 million. I took the opportunity to add to my position. I really…