Former investment banker, venture capitalist and analyst, Lise Buyer, is no stranger to controversial IPOs. About five years ago, she was a key architect of Google's unconventional, auction-styled initial offering. It was a formative time for her and the experience helped shape her new role as a consultant to companies that need guidance through the IPO process. I caught up with Lise at the Citibank media conference in Arizona recently. She gave me her video pitch for her new consulting practice, Class V Group, which helps companies in this exit process.   Of course, I couldn't let Lise go without getting her to share some lessons she's learned from executing an extremely controversial and unpopular IPO process. Not surprisingly, the ... [ Read more ]