public company

3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Scott Kupor · across every show →

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Jan 2, 2019
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Public companies execute M&A easier due to daily stock price valuations
“If you want to be able to make acquisitions, it's still much easier to make acquisitions as a public company. And the reason for that is because you at least get a report card every day about what the price of your company is worth.”
Scott Kupor Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 17:24 a16z Podcast | On Recent IPOs and Comparing Private vs. Public Valuations
Jun 14, 2019 neutral
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Cooper: Public company boards shift from growth guidance to governance compliance
“Yeah, the board really starts to shift as you go public from being kind of, you know, more active and probably more, you know, in some cases more valuable in the business to more of, quite frankly, a governance and a legal board in that sense, right, which is …”
Scott Kupor Jun 14, 2019 ▶ 18:54 How to Get the Most from Your Board
May 12, 2026
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Blankfein: Public markets penalize volatile earnings with lower valuation multiples
“In a private company, you care about the E, the earnings. In a public company, you care about P.E. And if you have volatile earnings, your shareholders don't like that. They reward you with a lower multiple.”
Lloyd Blankfein May 12, 2026 ▶ 36:10 Goldman Sachs Chairman on Why Finance Adopts AI Differently | a16z
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