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How long have you worked for those companies before the IPO ?


One was 6 years (8 year old company at ipo time) and the other was 4 years (6 years old I think). I think the typical time for an IPO is about 7 or 8 years from series a if it’s going to happen. Most of those companies competitors that aren’t already public companies either crashed out, were acquired for parts, or are still around but probably won’t IPO as their growth got stuck somewhere along the line. Was a good 10 year run.




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