The kind of company it is influences investors and its valuation. Source: Harvard Business Review – Vijay Govindarajan
Ahead of We Company IPO, investors willing to sell shares at discount from higher valuations
WeWork CEO Adam Neumann and Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son (Credit: Getty Images) In the lead up to We Company’s IPO, some institutional investors were willing to trade their stock in the company at deep discounts to the $47 billion valuation set by Masayoshi Son and announced earlier his year. Son’s Japanese conglomerate SoftBank announced a […]
Beyond Meat, and Facebook’s Pivot to Privacy
Youngme, Felix, and Mihir talk about the Beyond Meat IPO and whether plant-based meat alternatives like Beyond Burger and Impossible Burger will become mass-market products. They then discuss Facebook’s announcement that it is pivoting to put greater emphasis on user privacy. Source: Harvard Business Review –
IPO Fever, and Do Bullies Make Good Bosses?
Youngme, Felix, and Mihir discuss why so many high-profile companies (Uber, Lyft, Pinterest, Airbnb, Slack, Postmates, Casper, Peloton, etc.) are planning to go public this year. They also debate whether it’s acceptable for bosses to throw temper tantrums at work. Source: Harvard Business Review –
Nashville office REIT eyes sector’s first IPO this year
Priam CEO Abhishek Mathur (Credit: iStock and Priam Properties) As office REITs in general continue to underperform, growth-focused office landlord Priam Properties is considering an initial public offering. The Nashville-based company would be the first U.S. REIT to go public this year, according to Bloomberg. Led by CEO Abhishek Mathur, the firm has had discussions […]
The Strategy Question at the Center of Lyft’s IPO
Why are some networks so much more profitable than others? Source: Harvard Business Review – Walter Frick