Making money from an IPO offering (a one-time event) is very different from making money from a customer base (an all-the-time event). IPO means you can have c

Making money from an IPO offering (a one-time event) is very different from making money from a customer base (an all-the-time event). IPO means you can have cash in the bank. Customers mean you have a business. Facebook did pretty well on Wall Street, but I wouldn't expect those following suit to get the same opportunity. Making money is not commoditized. Startups who plan on changing the world with no metric to measure so other than VC money are.