{"id":2050,"date":"2012-04-05T14:19:11","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T21:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wealthfront.com\/blog\/?p=2050"},"modified":"2022-01-11T17:12:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T01:12:46","slug":"why-companies-should-go-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canary.kcprod.info/blog\/why-companies-should-go-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Think Bigger. Think IPO."},"content":{"rendered":"

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We\u2019re still basking in the memories of last night\u2019s Think Bigger. Think IPO.<\/strong><\/a> conference. More than 100 founders and CEOs came to the Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo Park for panel discussions featuring top venture capitalists and senior executives of companies that have recently gone public.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s some of the great coverage of the event:<\/p>\n

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PandoDaily<\/strong>
\nPandoDaily\u2019s Sarah Lacy wrote about the discussion around the secondary markets, noting the remark by Sequoia Capital\u2019s Doug Leone that \u201cthe secondary door is shut for Sequoia companies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last night, Wealthfront pulled together a surprising number of big names in the Valley for a small event designed to encourage startups to think big and think IPO, not quick-and-dirty company flip.<\/em><\/p>\n

Read \u201cDoug Leone: The Secondary Door Is Shut for Sequoia Companies<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

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AllThingsD<\/strong>
\nLiz Gannes of AllThingsD wrote about the JOBS Act, which was a topic of discussion at the conference. She wrote:<\/p>\n

The JOBS Act is \u201cmore of a perception gain,\u201d said Benchmark Capital partner Bill Gurley, speaking on a panel on IPOs organized by Wealthfront at the Rosewood Sand Hill last night. \u201cIt\u2019s marginal, it\u2019s not a revolution.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Read \u201cHow Will the JOBS Act Affect Tech IPOs?<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

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Business Insider<\/strong>
\nMatt Rosoff of Business Insider<\/em> wrote a number of articles inspired by the event, including one commenting on the current generation of companies waiting longer to go public. Qatalyst Partners Founder and CEO Frank Quattrone asked how much room the late starts leave for public shareholders to make the same high rates of return that the shareholders in the first round of tech IPOs made.<\/p>\n

Read \u201cWhy Tech Companies Are Delaying Their IPOs<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

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Bloomberg Businessweek<\/strong>
\nAri Levy of Bloomberg Businessweek covered the choices that executives face when they pick an investment bank: big brand vs. small boutique. He quoted Frank Quattrone:<\/p>\n

Quattrone said this is the best climate for IPOs since 2000, and may even improve after President Barack Obama signs a law that eases the regulatory burden on companies preparing to go public. For his own business, he\u2019s sticking mostly with the mergers and acquisitions market.<\/em><\/p>\n

Read “Quattrone Says IPOs Can\u2019t All Go to Morgan Stanley and Goldman<\/a>”<\/p>\n

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Big thank you to our panelists:<\/p>\n