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3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 3 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jul 28, 2025 by Reid Hoffman · across every show →

Everything said about public companies, oldest first

Jul 28, 2025 negative
Insight
Hoffman: Going public is expensive due to wide-ranging plaintiff lawsuits
“Why is it so expensive for companies to go public? Because we allow, you like essentially wide-ranging plaintiff lawsuits against public companies.”
Reid Hoffman Jul 28, 2025 ▶ 10:37 Two Billionaires Debate: Should We Fear AI? · Joe Lonsdale
Jan 26, 2026 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Lonsdale: U.S. public companies dropped from 7,800 to 4,700 since 2007
“I think it's dropped from, what, 7800 in 2007 to about 4700 or so public companies today?”
Joe Lonsdale Jan 26, 2026 ▶ 20:37 Investing in 2026: What You Need to Know (SEC Chairman) · Joe Lonsdale
Jan 26, 2026 negative
Opinion
Atkins: Politicized activists with minimal shares weaponize shareholder proposals
“So unfortunately, these have been weaponized to push particular views or issues by certain I call them politicized shareholder activists. So they, yes, they own shares, but a very, usually a very minimal number of things.”
Paul Atkins Jan 26, 2026 ▶ 26:28 Investing in 2026: What You Need to Know (SEC Chairman) · Joe Lonsdale
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