strategies of innovation

Research a firm that has gone public through an initial public offering in the last five years.

• Identify the name of the firm, the year the firm went public, and the value of the stock at the time of the IPO.
• Identify the growth profile of the firm before the IPO as follows:
  • (a) In what way was the firm leading the market with its products, services, or innovation?
  • (b) What was the firm’s growth strategy before the IPO?
• Identify the growth profile of the firm after the IPO as follows:
  • (a) In what way was the firm leading the market with its products, services, or innovation?
  • (b) What was the firm’s growth strategy after the IPO?

Your one-page paper should cite all research using APA citation format.