Season 9 · Episode 22
Geoff Donaker (Yelp) - The Road to IPO
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL) · STVP
May 14, 20141h 0m
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Show Notes
Yelp COO Geoff Donaker steps through the big questions and challenges faced in taking a company public. Donaker discusses working with bankers, developing a road show for investors, and many of the issues of pricing and timing faced by Yelp in the run up to their public offering in 2012.
Topics
financecreativitychallengesinitial public offeringlife lessonsentrepreneurshipjourneyinvestorsequitystrategyfoundersleadershipipobankersstartupscultureinnovationthought leadershipstockETLstanford university