#036: Make IPOs Great Again!

ByCraig Stephens Updated:

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins says he wants to Make IPOs Great Again! (MIGA).

Craig agrees, and looks at his ideas to encourage private companies to public, and adds a few ideas of his own.

In IPO Radar news, the government shutdown is over. How will that impact IPO timing as we close out 2025.

Skims has raised a new round valuing the company at $5 billion. Will Kim Kardashian offer IPO shares to customers?

And WHOOP’s CEO says he’s eyeing an IPO within the next two years.

Make IPOs Great Again! Says SEC Chairman Paul Atkins. Plus, Skims Raises, and a WHOOP for IPOs

0:00 Intro
0:26 More than IPOs
1:00 The VC Gap
1:37 Charts
2:16 Secondary Takeovers
2:47 Private Staying Private
3:36 Prediction Market Risk
4:25 Access vs. IPOs
5:18 Medline IPO
6:37 About Medline
7:43 Private Equity IPO
9:34 Medline S-1 Highlights
17:33 Medline IPO Expectations
19:01 Timing (Pending Shutdown)
20:09 IPO Radar: Ripple Raises
22:18 Ripple IPO Potential
23:23 Ripple Valuation
24:55 OpenAI IPO Drama
26:00 OpenAI Too Big to Fail?
28:20 Anthropic $70 Billion ARR
30:35 AI Bubble Talk
33:33 Incoming BF Deal

This podcast and video are for informational and entertainment purposes only. Mentions are not a recommendation to buy or sell any pre-IPO or public company. Invest in IPOs and private companies at your own risk.

 
 

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