The Loup Ventures Liquidity podcast explores all things liquidity in the venture market, particularly late-stage financings, secondaries, exits, and IPOs. As early-stage venture capitalists and former public stock analysts, our experiences meet in the middle, and we share those insights on the Liquidity podcast through discussions between Loup partners and industry guests.
Doug and Gene look forward to 2020 and talk direct listings, what needs to happen for them to be mainstream, Tesla, and Apple. Top 3 Takeaways: Creati...
In a live episode recorded in front of a virtual audience on Teooh, Doug and Gene discuss the IPO market, the new focus on profitability, direct listi...
Doug offers insight into the benefits of direct listings and debunks a recent article written in opposition to them. Top 3 Takeaways: This article fro...
Jeff Thomas is a Senior Vice President at Nasdaq and the Head of Western US Listings and Capital Markets. Top 3 Takeaways: The IPO window should remai...
DoorDash, Honey, and 1Password serve as the backdrop for a conversation about how late-stage investor expectations will shift as direct listings becom...
There has been a lot of discussion lately in the venture community about the favorability of direct listings over the IPO process. The chief complaint...
As high-growth companies shift their narrative toward profitability, investors need to decide if they believe the new story. Also, SoftBank minces wor...
Is marking up your private investments by leading consecutive rounds a mistake or a brilliant move? Doug and Gene discuss SoftBank’s tactics, Lyft, Li...
The SoftBank and WeWork debacle has huge implications on the late-stage funding landscape and may cause SoftBank to adjust their strategy. Doug and Ge...
Liquidity explores all things related to venture exit activity including IPOs, direct listings, SPACs, and late-stage financings. As early-stage ventu...