# What ACTUALLY happens during an IPO? - Startups 101 | Sidebean

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Published: 2026-07-23T08:09:00+00:00
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What ACTUALLY happens during an IPO? - Startups 101 Pitch deck design services for startups looking to scale ► https://checkout.slidebean.com/community/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=SPAC The platform for founders to scale their startup ►https://slidebean.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=SPAC -"A Sober Look at SPACs" by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance ► https://youtube.slidebean.com/HarvardSPAC Going public is the ultimate graduation for an entrepreneur. The black belt. The Academy Award. The Olympic medal. Listing your company in the New York stock exchange. Going public. And it’s also one of the most complicated, expensive, and dangerous processes a company can go through. Last year, WeWork almost went out of business because they tried to go public. More recently, as with everything in business- somebody found a legal way to cheat their way to going public, a method called a SPAC, and it may be one of the drivers to the new stock market bubble of the decade. But to understand SPACs we need to understand everything from publicly listed companies, so let’s look into the process a company like us would take to get here in today’s company Forensics. About Slidebean Slidebean is a platform for founders to scale their startups. Our platform offers everything you need to build your startup, your pitch deck, set up your company, and start gaining traction. Our team of experts can also help you write and design your pitch deck and build the financial model for your startup. #startups #slidebean #ipo Slidebean Resources Slidebean Presentation Service 📣 Our Youtube subscribers get a 10% off in our Design Services: https://youtube.slidebean.com/design-services 📰 Subscribe to our FREE startu…

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