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IPO Down Rounds & Why Tender Offers May Be Your Best Bet in this Market
In this episode, AJ and Shane break down why every VC-backed IPO in the past 12 months has been a "down round" and what that means for your equity. Then they tackle a juicy Reddit question from a 32-year-old tech worker vesting $400,000 per month (!) who's considering walking away from $5 million in future equity.
Key Timestamps:
(0:00) Introductions and summer traipsing vs. gallivanting exploration
(4:40) IPO "down rounds" explained
(8:45) The economics behind down rounds: cheap COVID money meets high interest rates
(12:30) Circle and Chime IPO examples - companies going public at lower…
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