NSTG8R
Elio Addict
Now tell the rest of the story. Once you go public the regulation you come under the reporting the records add up fast. I own a small amount of stock in a public company that was the result of a sell off. It cost them more to send me all the required paper work than the stock is worth. They have offered me 4 times it's value to get me off their books but after 10 years I still refuse.
Once you go public it is very easy to lose control of your company
Okay, I'm have no idea of your situation, but if someone offered to pay me 4x what I paid for the stock, I'd take it in a heartbeat, and use that money to buy into a company that would increase in value. (IMHO)