public company CEO
also referred to as: public company ceos
4 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Feb 5, 2025 by Max Levchin · across every show →
Everything said about public company CEO, oldest first
Feb 5, 2025 positive
Levchin: Being a public CEO is a cheat code for investor access
“If you're a private company CEO, they might take your meeting, but they're probably busy. If you're a public company CEO, they might own your stock. And then they want to talk to you because they want to assess you as much as they want to help you. And so that…”
Dec 15, 2025 positive
Feb 16, 2026 negative
Sep 10, 2026 neutral
Lemkin: Public company CEOs say legal teams block them from competing
“I I've talked with multiple public company CEOs who say they're hamstrung, their hands are tied behind their backs. They can't compete with startups, not because they can't do it. Okay. Rory O'Driscoll: That's true. Jason Lemkin: But because their legal teams …”