From Garage to Global Stage: The Startup Journey Beyond IPO

Every unicorn has a story. It starts in a garage—scrappy, ambitious, nothing but an idea and relentless determination. Then comes the grind: product iteration, market validation, and burning through savings.

Then YC calls. Or similar accelerators do. Suddenly you've got mentorship, connections, and runway. The network becomes the net worth. Series A, B, C—each round tests your conviction and scales your vision.

IPO is the traditional finish line. Going public, raising capital at scale, proving the model works. But here's what keeps founders awake: IPO isn't the end game anymore. It's a checkpoint.

Beyond IPO comes product expansion, global markets, AI integration, blockchain adoption—whatever the next frontier is. The journey that started in a garage never really ends. It just evolves.

What's your startup's next chapter?