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Dinosaurs and Pension Runs
Dinosaurs once roamed earth many years ago. They ruled for a time period then disappeared because of lack of sun, weather, or other unknown reasons. There are different opinions on why the dinosaurs disappeared. Although dinosaurs did rule earth, change happens unexpectedly. This can be seen with pensions and their risk. Recent bank failures were…
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Unicorn Layoff & Employee 401K IRA Rollover
The rollercoaster ride of being in a tech startup can be exhilarating. Employees all have a ticking desire to change the world with energy and buzz in the work place atmosphere. Although the ups are good, the downs have some rough turbulence on employees. Startups are like rocket ships, after a few booster engines the…
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The Unicorn Disappearing Act
If the public markets are any sign of the future, unicorn valuations will be difficult to understand. Public companies are an indicator of comparable private companies. Public companies are also the most comparable to any private business when seeking valuations because they are constantly being priced during the day with various buyers and sellers. Although…
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The New New Startups of Silicon Valley
Most people have heard of the term called “Pegasus” or “Unicorn” in the startup world to describe a mythical startup valuation of $10B+ or $1B+. There is another mythical creature called the “Centaur” with valuations of $100M+ and the “Pony” with valuations of $10M+. Although the Pegasus and Unicorn are getting all the recognition, Centaur’s…
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SEC Pops Greedy EB-5 Lawyers
EB-5 is quite popular here in the Los Angeles area. Most of the construction downtown Los Angeles is from Chinese EB-5 money. It definitely attracts multiple participants because of the money involved. Although there is big money to be made in EB-5, it is highly regulated and difficult to successfully do. EB-5 is a way…