Startups, IPOs, and Exits (or Not)
(Read Write Web) — The electric car startup Tesla Motors made history this morning: the first IPO for an American car company since Ford in the 1950s. Eyes are on the company for a number of reasons: questions about the profitability of the green tech industry, the applicability of the VC investment model to the auto industry, the continuation of the post-Paypal success streak, and the possible reprise of the once-great technology IPO.