The Readback

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The Readback Returns Next Week Oct 06, 2021

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Join us for a new season about our journey toward self-driving cars - and why it's taking us so long to get there.

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Going Public in a Reopened World May 28, 2021

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Companies have been craving alternatives to the IPO. As the world reopens, old Wall Street habits could return.

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Don't Call It an IPO May 20, 2021

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Spotify, Slack, and Coinbase created disruptive businesses. So when it came time to go public, they didn't take the traditional Wall Street approach.

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The SPAC Boom May 13, 2021

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Once derided SPACs have taken over the IPO world. But can it last?

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WeWork's Breaking Point May 06, 2021

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The company spent years trying to disrupt the real estate market. Then its IPO pushed too far.

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How Alibaba Won Over Wall Street Apr 28, 2021

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The Chinese internet giant staged the world's biggest - and perhaps riskiest - IPO in 2014. Investors still piled in.

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Casper's Sleepy Debut Apr 21, 2021

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The mattress startup thought way outside the box. Why was its IPO such a snooze?

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Peloton's Wild Ride (Rebroadcast) Apr 14, 2021

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Peloton nearly broke the IPO market, and then came racing back. (First published November 25, 2020.)

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A Costly Detour for Uber Apr 07, 2021

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The ride-sharing giant hoped to be worth $120 billion. Then investors started asking about profits.

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Facebook's Terrible IPO Mar 31, 2021

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Facebook was already at the top of the world when it went public in 2012. The IPO nearly ruined it all.

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