Tom Taulli
Tom Taulli
almost companies list start
If they can do it, they will. For companies that have American backing, it's almost a requirement that they start to list in the U.S.
amount encourages gets hand invest marketing order search start stay tremendous whenever
In order for them to stay competitive, they'll have to invest a tremendous amount in marketing because we have on one hand Yahoo! getting into it, and whenever Yahoo! gets into a market it encourages everyone else to get into it. All other search engines, in my opinion, will start to come into this space.
habits interested investors time
It'll take time for old habits to break. But the more interactions with investors, the better. It's always better to get more investors interested in your company.
good lately market news
The IPO market is always about the here and now, ... The good news lately has been in the commodities world.
action companies longer reflex whether
The IPO is no longer a reflex action. M&A may be a better alternative. Companies are assessing whether they should try the IPO or take the cash, where they know they'll at least get something.
market sell themselves type
They are the same type of company. They know how to market themselves and sell their product.
options possible themselves
They want to give themselves as many options as possible for liquidity.
money ultimately
While they're not saying, 'Come over here, you'll make a lot of money (by) short-term trading,' ultimately it's set up to do that.
brands deal easier sell value
Brands are something very much of a value in the marketplace and it makes it easier to sell a deal like that.
point
At some point (the market) does get saturated,
terms
There's nothing here in terms of an operational business. It's a laboratory.
appetite chains experiment huge types
This is something that the huge chains are going to experiment with, just to see if ... there is an appetite for these types of deals.
critical potential stop
This is a critical IPO. If it doesn't do well it will probably put a stop to a potential nanotech IPO trend,
company couple crippled public seen
As a public investor, if you've seen a company do a couple of dividend recapitalizations, be on warning. You may be getting a company that's crippled with debt.