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How Founders Use Structured Secondary Sales to Price IPOs
In this episode of The Startup Exit Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into how founders are increasingly using structured secondary sales — like the one Palantir just pulled — to set a floor price for their IPO. With Palantir up 16.2% in the last week and a secondary sale that priced $1.2 billion in shares at $115, the episode unpacks how this mechanism gives founders control over valuation, liquidity, and investor signaling. We walk through the mechanics: how a secondary sale differs from the IPO itself, why the pricing matters for market confidence, and how founders can avoid the trap of leaving…
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