The Lyft IPO

Call it the playoffs. Call it the Olympics. Call it March
Madness. No matter which sports analogy you borrow, it falls
short of capturing what Lyft's IPO yesterday kicked off in the
tech world. A generational changing of the guard from the FAANG
to the APLUSS (Airbnb, Pinterest, Lyft, Uber, Slack, Stripe). A
breaking of the liquidity dam that's kept capital, technology and
talent locked up in a small number of Silicon Valley winners for
longer than ever in history. And most importantly, a public
market avenue for investing in the largest single market created
since the advent of the internet. Acquired is live on the scene
recounting and analyzing the history of Lyft (and ridesharing
broadly) in every exquisite detail!


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Links:


Lyft’s S-1:
 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759509/000119312519059849/d633517ds1.htm

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Carve Outs:


Ben: Bill Gurley on "Runnin' Down a Dream"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmYekD6-PZ8

David: "Cricket Fever" on Netflix:
https://www.netflix.com/title/80222770