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by tryingagainbro 3221 days ago
probably most want the IPO, including, and maybe especially, employees. Shares in a public company are much more liquid.

Love or hate Benchmark, they bet on them and now they want to cash out. An IPO might make their stake worth 2X so can't blame them for advancing their interests. If someone offered then an out at $100B valuation they'd sell, I'm sure.

Personally I think that as a public company they will be under more scrutiny and cannot do "startup" things...like breaking taxi laws around the world.