Radio Free Enterprise | Brain Food For Business Owners

Many business owners envision the idea of taking their company public as the ultimate exit strategy, with many millions or even billions of dollars waiting at the end of the rainbow. But is "going public" really all it's cracked up to be? What are the different ways you can take your company public and what are the potential downsides of the effort? This week's guest, Stephen Kann, is a partner at Bridgewater Capital, a capital markets advisory firm that helps companies go public and navigate being public. In 25 years they’ve been involved in over one hundred transactions totaling well over $1 billion. There are a lot of ways to take your company public, but in Thursday's conversation Frank asks Steve to focus on just three: an Initial Public Offering; a Special Purpose Acquisition Company; and a Reverse Merger. Frank also shares his experience as the CEO and Chairman of a Dot Com company that went public using a reverse merger 20 years ago. If you've ever entertained the idea of being the founder of a public