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Re:The Real Reason IPOs And Mergers Are Down by edw519 on Tuesday July 22, 2008 @05:35PM (#253659)
On the other side of the coin, no reasonable commentary on the lack of IPOs can exclude the decreased barriers of entry for building a lifestyle business.

If a couple of guys can build a seven or eight figure revenue business with nothing more than sweat equity, savings, a little debt, and maybe an angel, they may not be in such a rush to cash out.

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Re:The Real Reason IPOs And Mergers Are Down by antiismist on Wednesday July 23, 2008 @05:22PM (#254801)
That is an interesting point - implied in that statement is lifestyle businesses are crowding out cashout businesses. That may be true, but it is very debatable and speculative (so a reasonable commentary about the dearth of IPOs wouldn't have to talk about it).
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