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Show notes:
0:55 Jason intros Alex Wilhelm & Beth Kindig & they discuss the Airbnb & DoorDash IPOs, are both overvalued?
5:41 How the influx of retail investors are impacting the surging IPOs, thoughts brand’s impact on valuation, lockup periods
8:59 DoorDash & Airbnb by the numbers
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14:01 Financial pet peeves: creative accounting & bad growth rate comparisons
20:21 Why Slack decided to sell, Zoom’s growing market size
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27:36 Post-pandemic breakdown: Zoom’s staying power, DoorDash’s risk
39:35 Gusto – Get three months free when you run your first payroll at https://www.gusto.com/twist
41:00 Zoom’s pricing power approaching Amazon & Netflix levels, how the delivery industry was artificially propped up pre-delivery apps
48:56 Top picks for 2021 & beyond: FuboTV, Twilio, Zoom & more
1:00:18 Thoughts on the SPAC inventory issue
1:06:01 Most anticipated IPOs for 2021: UI Path, Stripe, Roblox, Didi
1:11:14 Risk of investing in China-based companies, economic arms race between US & China

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