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by kgin 1899 days ago
The post-IPO market is the only thing that gives the IPO market any value. Hope of an IPO has encouraged countless people to build things. I have a hard time believing investing has been a net negative to creation at all. If anything, it has increased the incentives in the system.

Post-IPO investing is essential to the IPO which is essential to VC which is essential to startups.