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

Published: Oct. 13, 2021, 11:23 a.m.

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.

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Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites:

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\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Private Company Unicorns (Crunchbase)

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\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Run for Office (Snapchat Mini)

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\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Career and Family (Claudia Goldin)

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\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Journey Across a Century of Women (Claudia Goldin)

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\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 How to Make Ppopgi (Honeycomb Candy, as featured in Squid Game)\xa0

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We 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.