Schuler: SolarCity succeeded post-IPO despite a flat-to-down offering
Barry Schuler · 20VC: How To Get Back To 200 Tech IPOs Per Year, Why We Are In A 'Bulge" Not A Bubble & The Impending Flat & Down Rounds To Come with Barry Schuler, Partner @ DFJ Growth · Jul 5, 2017 · at 11:17
Barry Schuler, Partner at DFJ Growth, cites portfolio company SolarCity as proof that pricing an IPO flat or down does not restrict long-term success.
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“We, SolarCity is a good example of an IPO we had where it was a flat to down IPO round. Everyone ended up putting money in to get that company public, and they did sensationally.”
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