Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop #20 — “The New World of Business Relationships between Bulge-Bracket Investment Banks and Early-Stage Startups, and What It Takes to Be a Hot Startup”

In this Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop, Gary Johnson, Vice President at Credit Suisse, discusses the current and projected state of the US public equity markets, the financial and business attributes of a startup that are essential for a successful IPO or acquisition, and investment areas that are attracting the most attention in the technology sector.

Mr. Johnson also outlines what startups can expect to gain by establishing early relationships with traditional investment banks and how those relationships evolve.

Watch the workshop in its entirety below:

Posted: May 14, 2012

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About Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop

Hosted at Wharton San Francisco, each Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop provides practical real-world advice and insights on launching a business from successful Wharton entrepreneurs.

A collaboration between Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship and the technology law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the workshops draw on the expertise of Wharton’s rich entrepreneurial community and offer a unique networking opportunity for the Wharton students and Bay Area alumni who attend.

Learn more about the workshops or click here to view all of the past workshops.

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