{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63d3ad1a963ae60011f9ff7f/6513d417c2fc1f0011864b68?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Our Stock Went From $200 to $3. The IPO Lesson That Cost Us Millions.","description":"<p>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</p><p><br></p><p>Book a 1-on-1 advisory session with me to apply these principles to your business: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory</p><p><br></p><p>👀 CONNECT WITH SEAN</p><p>Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@seanweisbrot</p><p>LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrot</p><p>Inquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>🕒 CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00 - The Professor Who Said I Was \"Wasting a Man's Spot\" </p><p>05:44 - \"Get Out of the Kitchen\": Choosing Your Battles in a Toxic Office </p><p>11:25 - The Day My Boss Had to Fight For Me in Japan </p><p>17:17 - The Truth About the BlackBerry Founders </p><p>23:01 - The #1 Trap Founders Face After an Acquisition </p><p>28:41 - The IPO That Crashed With the Market </p><p>34:40 - How Our Stock Went From $200 to $3 a Share </p><p>40:10 - Responsibility Without Authority: A Founder's Warning </p><p>45:17 - The $3.22 Trillion Plan to Fund Women</p><p><br></p><p>📈 WORK WITH ME</p><p>▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory</p><p>▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/collaborate</p><p>▶ My AI/Automation Agency: https://optimai.ai</p>","author_name":"Sean Weisbrot"}