{"id":4099,"date":"2013-09-24T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T17:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canary.kcprod.info/blog\/?p=4099"},"modified":"2022-01-11T17:12:42","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T01:12:42","slug":"ipo-101-the-inside-scoop-on-ipos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canary.kcprod.info/blog\/ipo-101-the-inside-scoop-on-ipos\/","title":{"rendered":"IPO 101: The Inside Scoop on IPOs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Editor&#8217;s note:<\/strong> Interested in learning more about equity compensation, the best time to exercise options, and the right company stock selling strategies? <a href=\"https:\/\/canary.kcprod.info/blog\/equity-ipo-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read our Guide to Equity &amp; IPOs<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Twitter\u2019s recent IPO filing is the talk of the town. Unfortunately many of the articles and blog posts about the offering are from authors who lack direct experience with the IPO process.<\/p>\n<p>Our frequent readers know this is exactly the kind of topic we love to explain. What follows is a short series of posts that attempt to pull back the covers on a process that few truly understand.<\/p>\n<p>In this series, we will cover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/canary.kcprod.info/blog\/?p=4100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IPOs: Why do companies go public?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/canary.kcprod.info/blog\/ipo-101-series-how-do-companies-go-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IPOs: How do companies go public?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/canary.kcprod.info/blog\/ipo-101-series-what-happens-to-employees-after-the-big-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IPOs: What happens to employees after the big day?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re fortunate enough to work at a company that will go public one day, or are just curious about the IPO process from an \u201cinside baseball\u201d perspective, this series is for you. 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