The startup industry has been whistling a happy tune since the British chip designer ARM filed paperwork with the SEC late last month for an IPO. The growing expectation is that the hotly anticipated offering will force open the IPO window for many other outfits. But while ARM’s beleaguered owner, SoftBank, is likely to wring out a substantial return once ARM is rolled out on the Nasdaq, one “blockbuster IPO” may have less impact on the industry than many anticipate, says former operator, entrepreneur, and longtime VC Heidi Roizen.
We recently talked with Roizen — who has spent the last decade with Theshold Ventures — about the offering and what else is happening in the market right now. You can listen to that longer conversa …
