Rivian Electric Vehicles, Duolingo, Gingko Bioworks, Moderna, Unicorn Valuations, Facebook, and More

Youngme, Felix, and Mihir discuss the red hot IPO market, highlighting a few of the companies reflecting a “sign of the times” including: Rivian Automotive, Duolingo, and life science companies like Gingko Bioworks and Moderna. They also answer a few letters from listeners, including questions about the soaring valuations of private company unicorns, the latest Facebook scandal, and more.
Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites:
· Private Company Unicorns (news.crunchbase.com/news/crunchbase-unicorn-bo…) (Crunchbase)
· Run for Office (snapchat.com/minis/run-for-office) (Snapchat Mini)
· Career and Family (amazon.com/Career-Family-Womens-Century-Long-J…) (Claudia Goldin)
· Journey Across a Century of Women (nber.org/lecture/2020-martin-feldstein-lecture…) (Claudia Goldin)
· How to Make Ppopgi (maangchi.com/recipe/ppopgi) (Honeycomb Candy, as featured in Squid Game)
We invite you to email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: afterhours@hbs.edu. You can also follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA.
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