Our Stock Went From $200 to $3. The IPO Lesson That Cost Us Millions.

How does a company's stock plummet from $200 to just $3 a share? This is the multi-million dollar IPO lesson learned firsthand by Sherry Shannon-Vanstone, a former NSA cryptographer who was part of the team that created the security algorithm for BlackBerry. In this interview, Sherry shares the hard-won lessons from two IPOs and two acquisitions. You'll learn the #1 trap founders face after being acquired, her strategy for "choosing your battles" as a woman in a male-dominated industry , and the sad story of the employee who didn't take any money off the table and lost it all. Check out the company: https://profoundimpact.com

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🕒 CHAPTERS

00:00 - The Professor Who Said I Was "Wasting a Man's Spot"

05:44 - "Get Out of the Kitchen": Choosing Your Battles in a Toxic Office

11:25 - The Day My Boss Had to Fight For Me in Japan

17:17 - The Truth About the BlackBerry Founders

23:01 - The #1 Trap Founders Face After an Acquisition

28:41 - The IPO That Crashed With the Market

34:40 - How Our Stock Went From $200 to $3 a Share

40:10 - Responsibility Without Authority: A Founder's Warning

45:17 - The $3.22 Trillion Plan to Fund Women

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