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bizjournals.com - 11/24/2008
Even IPO stall won't prevent record - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Despite a recent slowdown, 1996 promises to be a banner year for initial public stock offerings. More than banner, in fact. "Even with the market coming down and some IPO s lately being put on hold, 1996 is still shaping up to be a record year," said Richard Peterson, a spokesman for ...

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Back to the Garage: How Economic Turmoil Breeds Innovation
Wired Top Stories — ... ready in 1995, he had spent less than $1 million on overhead and had an offering that none of the other major software companies could challenge. Investors made Siebel's June 1996 IPO—debuting just as the stock market was picking up steam—one of the year's top performers. Tom Siebel soon became one of the richest people in the US. "It was a great way to start a company," he says. ...

How Economic Turmoil Breeds Innovation
Tech Observer — ... ready in 1995, he had spent less than $1 million on overhead and had an offering that none of the other major software companies could challenge. Investors made Siebel's June 1996 IPO--debuting just as the stock market was picking up steam--one of the year's top performers. Tom Siebel soon became one of the richest people in the US. "It was a great way to start a company," he says. ...

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