in on the ground floor
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In a bygone era, an initial public offering was a way for investors to get in on the ground floor of a promising company.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Spanish, British and Canadian investors, among others, thought they were getting in on the ground floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
“We had a chance to get in on the ground floor of rock ‘n’ roll,” he recalled in a 1989 interview.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
He successfully recruited from Google, Microsoft and other established tech giants with surer pay packages, promising to let them in on the ground floor of a world-altering technology.
From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2023
Strangely, Dick’s disappointment exceeded Perry’s: “Brazil! That’s where they’re building a whole new capital city. Right from scratch. Imagine getting in on the ground floor of something like that! Any fool could make a fortune.”
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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