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Very interesting, I'm surprised there aren't more public securities like this. Here's a harsh, but interesting, counterargument to why GSVC isn't performing we

by probe 9y ago

Very interesting, I'm surprised there aren't more public securities like this. Here's a harsh, but interesting, counterargument to why GSVC isn't performing well - https://seekingalpha.com/article/1692862-use-the-twitter-ipo-news-to-exit-poorly-managed-gsv-capital https://seekingalpha.com/article/1692862-use-the-twitter-ipo... I really like the idea of doing share buybacks of this public security, and does offer a different path to liquidity for a company and founder/employee (sell a part of your company for a publicly traded security, which you can sell at market prices for immediate cash)

prostoalex 9y ago
For a retail investor the proposition entails all of the risks of a private investment with none of the instruments available on publicly traded stocks - access to financials, flat common stock structure with no preferential stack, analyst coverage, quarterly calls with the management to discuss strategy. The instrument is useful for speculative bets, so I guess the supply of it highly depends on the availability of speculative capital.