IPO Process: Traditional IPO vs Direct Listing IPO – AirBnB gets huge IPO pop

Lately some high-profile companies have gone public using the IPO process. But how does it work and what are the differences between a traditional IPO listing and a Direct Listing IPO? Is Bill Gurley right when he says companies are leaving too much money on the table?

AirBnB IPO price pop

IPO Process – Investment banks and selling syndicate

Direct Listing IPO

Greenshoe IPO provision

Bill Gurley advocates for direct listings

IPO price vs trading price

Spotify and Slack as direct listing IPOS

How do IPOs raise money for early investors and companies?

Don’t use market orders on IPOs first day of trading

Mentioned  in  this  Episode:

Derek Moore’s book Broken Pie Chart https://amzn.to/3iKpRcx

Podcast on S-1 IPO filings and Unicorn IPOs https://brokenpiechart.libsyn.com/the-unicorn-ipos-are-coming-what-their-s-1-filings-divulge

Contact Derek www.razorwealth.com