Youngme, Felix, and Mihir discuss the red hot IPO market, highlighting a few of the companies reflecting a \u201csign of the times\u201d 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.
\n\nRecent picks, and recommended reading/websites:
\n\n\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Private Company Unicorns (Crunchbase)
\n\n\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Run for Office (Snapchat Mini)
\n\n\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Career and Family (Claudia Goldin)
\n\n\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Journey Across a Century of Women (Claudia Goldin)
\n\n\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 How to Make Ppopgi (Honeycomb Candy, as featured in Squid Game)\xa0
\n\nWe invite you to email your comments and ideas for future episodes to:\xa0 afterhours@hbs.edu.\xa0 You can also follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA.