One Theory Why Lyft, Uber IPOs Flopped: Special Purpose Vehicles SPV investors are locked up and looking for ways to hedge That’s fueled high levels of short selling, especially in Lyft The dismal debuts of Lyft Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. sparked hand-wringing and a search for scapegoats. One theory gaining ground centers on the […]
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EquityZen in CNBC
How Uber loses money – CNBC’s Dierdre Bosa and Atish Davda, EquityZen CEO, join ‘The Exchange’ to discuss Uber’s plan to go IPO on Friday and what they’re expecting to see.
EquityZen Infographic Data in NY Times
Uber Is Going Public: How Today’s Tech I.P.O.s Differ From the Dot-Com Boom When Uber begins trading on Friday, it will cap one of the largest ever tech I.P.O.s and join a crowd of big-name start-ups making their stock market debuts this year. Not since the dot-com boom have so many richly valued tech companies […]
Phil Haslett on Bloomberg
EquityZen’s Haslett on Uber IPO, Driver strike, Business Model – Phil Haslett, co-founder and chief revenue officer at EquityZen, discusses the strike today by Uber drivers around the world, the business model of the gig economy, how Uber can differentiate itself from Lyft and Uber’s Asian competitors. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: China Open.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Atish Davda quoted in The Wall Street Journal
Postmates Watching Uber’s Market Debut as It Prepares for Summer IPO Uber’s stock-market performance could have impact on competitors’ valuations Uber Technologies Inc.’s stock performance following its expected Wall Street debut Friday could have significance for a range of companies in ride-hailing, food delivery and other emerging transportation services. One of those is Postmates Inc., […]
Phil Haslett on Cheddar
Will Market Uncertainty Impact Uber IPO? – Phil Haslett, co-founder of EquityZen, explains why Friday isn’t the best day for Uber to make its public debut.
EquityZen CEO quoted in TheStreet.com
Uber’s IPO Is Around the Corner — But So Could Be a Case of IPO Fatigue Everyone wants to be the next Amazon, which lost money for years before finally turning a consistent profit in 2015. Is there a limit to our tolerance for money-burning tech firms? Another week, another crop of unicorn IPOs. That’s […]