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Comment by catlifeonmars

6 days ago

Is going public the ultimate goal of every startup?

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raw_anon_1111  6 days ago

The goal of the startup doesn’t matter once they take VC funding. The goal of the investors is the exit - either via acquisition or going public.

The most likely outcome is failure, the second most likely outcome is an acquisition. Going public is a distant third

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