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> I think that the most fascinating fact about this upcoming IPO is that, to the best of my knowledge, GitLab is the first remote-only (i.e., no-headquarters) c
by pietjepuk88 5y ago
> I think that the most fascinating fact about this upcoming IPO is that, to the best of my knowledge, GitLab is the first remote-only (i.e., no-headquarters) company in the world filing for an IPO.
"Akshually" that was Coinbase [0]. Although maybe not, because they did a direct listing so not strictly an IPO. Matt Levine talks about both these points in his Feb 25th 2021 Money Stuff newsletter.
[0] https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679788/000162828021003168/coinbaseglobalincs-1.htm https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679788/000162828021... "Address not applicable"
- ablekh 5y agoGood point. In that case, it's fair to consider both being the first remote-only/first public companies in respective categories (IPO and DL).