i think we saw a lot of young companies kind of get in the mix before they were really seasoned. I'm not saying it's easy, monny, but you you really do want to go public when when you have the opportunity to raise as much capital as possible. It was an opportunity for a lot of these businesses to raise a lot of capital. And i think it's fair to say that some weren't necessarily ready to live their lives as publicly traded companies.
It’s not easy being a public company. Zendesk looks to go private, while acquisition battles continue to heat up.
(:21) Deidre Woollard and Jason Moser discuss:
- Stocks that could be prime acquisition targets. - JetBlue’s offer for Spirit Airlines.
- Venture capital drying up, and what that means for technology innovation.
Plus, (14:46) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp continue their series on past market declines with Morgan Housel, this time covering the dot-com bubble, and the lessons investors can pull two decades later.
Stocks mentioned: ZEN, SAVE, JBLU, ULCC, CSCO, OTLY, PTON, MSFT, IBM
Host: Deidre Woollard Guests: Jason Moser, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, Morgan Housel Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl
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