IPO

The entrepreneurial journey is often portrayed by the media as a glamorous transition from founding to funding to IPO. In movies and on TV, startups are buzzing innovation hubs with ping pong tables and kombucha on tap. Either that, or a company goes up in smoke, and then is profiled in a ruthless documentary series. But as every entrepreneur —…

Last May, I shared my thoughts on the IPO landscape. At the time, the business world was anxiously watching and awaiting the public market debut of some of the biggest names in tech—it was the “year of the tech IPO.” Throughout the second half of 2019, we saw many tech companies successfully go public, but we also saw many offerings fail to meet…

For years, the business world has awaited the public market debut of the most talked about companies in tech. Enterprise and consumer heavyweights like Zoom, Lyft and Pinterest have already gone public this year, and more are expected to file in the coming months. At Okta, we connect our customers to the apps many of these newly- or soon-to-be…

The following note was sent to Okta employees this morning. i·den·ti·ty ˌīˈden(t)ədē/ (noun) 1. the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. We’re proud that today is Okta’s first day as a public company. It is a rare and important milestone, and we celebrate the victories and hurdles both big and small that brought us to today. We…