16 Things CEOs Should Do Before An IPO

16 Things CEOs Should Do Before An IPO
Last week, Jeff Jordan – partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, shared “16 things CEOs should do before an IPO” on Techcrunch.com.
Jordan’s 16 things CEOs should do before an IPO include:
#1 Have a great CFO in place
#2 Build out the capabilities of your finance team
#3 Invest in robust internal administrative and financial systems
#4 Build the right board
#5 Start meeting with select bankers early
#6 Start meeting with target investors well in advance of the filing
#7 Clean up your cap table
#8 Communicate (carefully) with your company about IPO plans
#9 Hire the right accounting firm
#10: Resolve your company’s corporate governance
#11 Develop a long-term financial model
#12 Interrogate your P&L
#13 Don’t starve the business heading in to an IPO
#14 Carefully think through planned metrics reporting
#15 Run an internal quarterly earnings process
#16 Position the company to over-deliver on expectations
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