Founder of CompuServe & CEO of FMX Jeff Wilkins shares the good, bad and ugly of an IPO

Update: 2019-12-05

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What We Cover on This Episode: How CompuServe paved the way for software and B2B SaaS 30 years later. What it was like for Wilkins to take 2 companies public? What would he do differently if you had to go back and do it again? Why he decided to become the CEO of FMX? Why FMX decided to go with SaaS Capital for a line of credit vs an equity round? Next steps for FMX.

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Founder of CompuServe & CEO of FMX Jeff Wilkins shares the good, bad and ugly of an IPO

SaaSOptics brings you top finance executives inspired by SaaStr, Drift, Jason Lemkin, Tim Ferris, Invest Talk, P&L, Startup Stories, think like a CEO, VC20, Startup podcast, Dave Gerdhart, Harry Stebbings, Hypergrowth, profitwell, SaaS Revolution Show, Seeking Wisdom

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Founder of CompuServe & CEO of FMX Jeff Wilkins shares the good, bad and ugly of an IPO

SaaSOptics brings you top finance executives inspired by SaaStr, Drift, Jason Lemkin, Tim Ferris, Invest Talk, P&L, Startup Stories, think like a CEO, VC20, Startup podcast, Dave Gerdhart, Harry Stebbings, Hypergrowth, profitwell, SaaS Revolution Show, Seeking Wisdom

Founder of CompuServe & CEO of FMX Jeff Wilkins shares the good, bad and ugly of an IPO