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Episode 34: The Starbucks IPO with Dan Levitan

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Do You Think Starbucks Ever Considered Raising $25 Million?

Before the secondary in that initial IPO, they raised $25 million. Did Starbucks ever consider doing that on the private markets? It was super important for them in their mind to get to markets quickly. And eventually build the resources where they could go into a market and kind of own it. They didn't have access to the capital that private companies have today full-stop.

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