public markets

also referred to as: public market

9 statements across 7 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Nov 3, 2024 by John Coogan · across every show →

Everything said about public markets, oldest first

Nov 3, 2024 neutral
Opinion
Coogan: Modern ETFs Function Like Public-Market Shitcoins
“I mean, they're essentially, yeah, like shit coins for, in the public market, so you can just trade.”
John Coogan Nov 3, 2024 ▶ 2:12:05 The Secret Billionaire Party (ep6)
Nov 3, 2024 bearish
Opinion
Coogan: ESG valuation hype never penetrated startups like the AI boom has
“Everyone knows that you can attach like dot AI to your B to B SaaS company and double your valuation. That never really happened in ESG just because I think the money that was actually flowing was mostly in the public markets. From these funds that, like, need…”
John Coogan Nov 3, 2024 ▶ 31:42 The Secret Billionaire Party (ep6)
Mar 28, 2025
Insight
Reed: Public market exposure prevents VCs from losing valuation discipline
“It's hard to really lose your mind on things if you have the forcing function of the public markets, you know, around the corner every single day.”
Andrew Reed Mar 28, 2025 ▶ 10:12 Andrew Reed on Sequoia and How to Be a World-Class VC
Apr 26, 2025 neutral
Insight
Lessin: Public and private markets have decoupled into separate valuation systems
“I actually think what we now have, Weirdly is effectively several markets for companies that are pretty decoupled from each other and kind of have their own logic and exist in their own vacuum. So like there is a public market, like the public market exists is…”
Sam Lessin Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 8:46 Is Venture Capital Broken? | Sam Lessin on TBPN
Apr 26, 2025 neutral
Insight
Sam Lessin: Public markets value private capital platforms entirely on fees
“When they go public, The actual way re like the public markets value these funds has absolutely nothing to do with returns. It is a hundred percent the fee base, right?”
Sam Lessin Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 23:10 Is Venture Capital Broken? | Sam Lessin on TBPN
Feb 25, 2026 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Hays: AI SaaS startups raise massive rounds despite public software sell-offs
“AI native SaaS is getting funded at an insane rate while you have these massive sell-offs in the public market.”
Jordi Hays Feb 25, 2026 ▶ 11:11 What The Citrini Selloff Says About the Stock Market
Jun 2, 2026 positive
Insight
Coogan: Confidential IPO filings do not undermine investor protections
“Confidential filings don't fully obscure investor protections because all the traditional data needs to be released before any money changes hands, but it speeds up the time to market and increases coordination between private companies and their future shareh…”
John Coogan Jun 2, 2026 ▶ 25:46 Google Raises $80B, Confidential IPO 101, OpenAI Expands Codex | Diet TBPN
Jun 15, 2026 positive
Insight
Baker: Public Markets Tolerate Heavy Capital Investment Better Than VCs
“I do think the public market has a much greater tolerance for investment and a much longer time horizon than a lot of people in the venture ecosystem. Give it credit for it.”
Gavin Baker Jun 15, 2026 ▶ 1:47 Gavin Baker: SpaceX Might Be the Greatest Company of All Time
Aug 12, 2026 negative
Opinion
Hays: Highly unusual for private AI labs to drive public markets
“The two leading companies in the space are private, and their various numbers leak out from time to time, but you definitely don't get a complete picture, and it's very unusual to have the two companies driving the public markets are actually private.”
Jordi Hays Aug 12, 2026 ▶ 4:40 Nvidia’s $500B Compute Deal, Paramount Threatens CA Exit, Musk’s Shortcut to $1T Payday | Diet TBPN
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