"This shouldn't have been a public company. If you're kind of sub a billion and youre subject to the sort of scrutiny and shareholder pressure, i think would have been private," he says. "I just kno se companyes like this, the distraction,. It costs two to five million dollars a year just to be a public company." 'There are no shortage of interesting payment cumbies that could come'
Kara and Scott discuss Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings, layoffs at Buzzfeed, and a new social network from AARP. Also, Ben and Justin Smith announce the name of their new venture and more impressive donations from MacKenzie Scott. Then, a prediction on what’s to come for private companies across the U.S.
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