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    1. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Aug 5

      It’s a little disconcerting to realize: a. How much of the economic growth in the US is happening inside of tech companies b. How little exposure the average person has to invest in those tech companies as IPOs remain rare

      22 replies 29 retweets 248 likes
    2. Adam Singer‏Verified account @AdamSinger Aug 5
      Replying to @AustenAllred

      Seriously? You could have crushed it owning any of the big tech firms last few years. Or Tesla. Or whatever brand you wanted. Markets are fuego bud. What private company do you wish you could own most of those startups fail anyway nor would have a bid in public markets so early.

      2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Aug 5
      Replying to @AdamSinger

      Ya but think about what the market would be like overall if it had more of the tech cos in it

      7:33 AM - 5 Aug 2018
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        2. Adam Singer‏Verified account @AdamSinger Aug 5
          Replying to @AustenAllred

          I agree would love to see more things public sooner. But tech stuff that is public has been leading this market. Ask @alex who for 3 years has done +100% a year basically just owning mid cap public saas. He's for sure outperformed most VCs. Crazy.

          1 reply 0 retweets 11 likes
        3. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Aug 5
          Replying to @AdamSinger @alex

          Surprised there’s not more happening around that. Economics of SAAS should be relatively predictable at this point.

          1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
        4. Adam Singer‏Verified account @AdamSinger Aug 5
          Replying to @AustenAllred @alex

          Yeah. think tech is mature, good and predictable investments. That's positive thing. Good news here is there are other sectors that still IPO pre-revenue! Biotech you can frequently own shares of at very reasonable valuations @ IPO. The ones that work out have huge upside.

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        2. Mabel-Lee‏ @LeederOfThePack Aug 5
          Replying to @AustenAllred @AdamSinger

          Isn’t that what @EquityZen and the like are for?

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        3. Adam Singer‏Verified account @AdamSinger Aug 5
          Replying to @LeederOfThePack @AustenAllred @EquityZen

          Idk haven't heard of them. This is a good topic for next @michaelbatnick podcast!

          2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        4. Bryan Hasling, CFP®‏ @bryanhasling Aug 5
          Replying to @AdamSinger @LeederOfThePack and

          Yup Equity Zen is one of the big players in secondary markets for private co's. Imagine you're an early employee at a Unicorn, but IPO is far, but you need cash now. You can list your co shares for someone (accred. Investor) to buy from you. Like a fancy Craigslist.

          1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
        5. EquityZen‏Verified account @EquityZen Aug 11
          Replying to @bryanhasling @AdamSinger and

          Amazon at IPO in 1997: - $16M in Q1 revenue - $438M Market Cap - Raised $54M So, basically a Series B VC Funding Round in 2018. We're working on it!

          1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
        6. Katie Parrott‏ @kplikethebird Aug 11
          Replying to @EquityZen @bryanhasling and

          None of this addresses @AustenAllred's original point that _average_ people don't have access to these opportunities if these companies remain private. The average person is not an accredited investor.

          2 replies 1 retweet 8 likes
        7. Adam Singer‏Verified account @AdamSinger Aug 11
          Replying to @kplikethebird @EquityZen and

          Average people will def lose money in these things. Markets might be protecting them. The ico market is open to all look how that turned out. Also you can invest in early stage stuff via angellist etc if you want. No shortage of options.

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        8. Logan  🤖‏ @Loganullyott Aug 11
          Replying to @AdamSinger @kplikethebird and

          ICO market and private equity markets are not that comparable. AngelList has quality issue - best startups won’t even think of going angellist route. Accredited investor rule keeps avg people out of market until most value / potential has been captured

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        9. Adam Singer‏Verified account @AdamSinger Aug 11
          Replying to @Loganullyott @kplikethebird and

          Yeah I guess you "only" could have made like 600% buying $sq in public markets at lows. Everyone had access. Plenty of liquidity. Better than the best VC funds do. I get what you're saying but there is insane opportunity every day if you want to look for it.

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