The New York Times awoke to the surge in private market investing yesterday with an article that contributed relevant quotes about why many CEOs prefer to avoid an IPO.  They even found a tech CEO who admitted to being “terrified” of the public markets.  Ouch.  The NYT article can be found here

The article highlighted for me how often the public –  and even experienced journalists – forget the fundamental structure of our industry.  The NYT writes:

The author, and much of the population, are forgetting the basics.

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