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The distribution of earnings from a company to its stockholders, either in cash or stock. Cash dividends are usually ordinary income to the recipient and are not deductible by the company. Dividends ...

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A round of financing whereby the valuation of the company is lower than the value determined by investors in an earlier round.

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The right of a security holder to force another security holder to sell his or her stock (usually in connection with a sale of the company), provided that the person being dragged receives the same ...

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A venture capitalist that only appears during board meetings of a portfolio company and rarely offers advice to management.

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The responsibility of entities or individuals involved in a securities offering to investigate the information in the offering memorandum or prospectus to provide a reasonable basis for believing ...

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A method of conducting an IPO whereby newly issued shares of stock are committed to the highest bidder, then, if any shares remain, to the next highest bidder, and so on until all the shares are ...

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The state of a company after the seed (formation) stage but before middle stage (generating revenues). Typically, a company in early stage will have a core management team and a proven concept or ...

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