Going Public
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Feldman: Cerebras still intends to go public despite pre-IPO round
“We still have every intention of going public.”
IPOs exist to fund hyperscale growth, not cash out founders
“The real mechanism for going public isn't for you and the officers and the founders to cash out the original shareholders. It's really About raising capital in order to be able to sustain the growth of the company and to, you know, hyperscale, hopefully hypers…”
Pandey: Going public boosts enterprise sales credibility through transparent books
“It gives you better branding, a better enterprise. Recall, brand recall, because large enterprises actually want to look at your books and see, you know, how much money do you make, and are you relevant, and going public helps a lot of that.”
The median time to IPO has increased from six to 12 years
“It used to be not a big deal because companies about, you know, six years or so from founding was kind of the median time to going public. Now we're talking to 10, 12 years.”
Kupor: Going public provides essential operational discipline beyond capital access
“Going public is a really important thing for companies to do. And it's not just because, you know, it creates access to capital, but it's a good discipline around how do you think about really running your company in a way that's responsive to a very broad cro…”
Woody Marshall: There are no downsides to going public
“So I actually don't think there are cons. I think it's a positive. It causes a company to be crisp in your execution. You have to tell your story thoughtfully. You have to deliver. You are accountable. And I think all of those over the long term for great comp…”