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 (Crunchbase) ·       Run for Office (Snapchat Mini) ·       Career and Family (Claudia Goldin) ·       Journey Across a Century of Women (Claudia Goldin) ·       How to Make 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.