Wenmachers: Startups entering IPO quiet periods without PR leave money behind
Margit Wennmachers · a16z Podcast | How to Manage a PR Agency · Jan 2, 2019 · at 12:48
Margit Wenmachers explains why startups need to build public awareness well before filing for an IPO before regulatory quiet periods take effect.
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“I would say you have left money on the table if you find yourself in that position because there's not that much You can do, like once you meet with bankers, you're in a quiet period, so you can't really be doing anything, right?”
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