The company you co-founded last year is growing rapidly and has strong prospects for an IPO (Initial Public Offering) in the next year or two.

The company you co-founded last year is growing rapidly and has strong prospects for an IPO (Initial Public Offering) in the next year or two.

The additional capital that an IPO could raise would let you hire the brightest people in the industry and continue to innovate with new product research.

There is one problem: You and the rest of the executive team have been so focused on launching the business that you have not paid much attention to financial control, in other words, your finances are a mess.

Describe three things you should do and why you would do them.