Why Companies Are Staying Private Longer (and how to react)

Public Markets are not what they used to be, so companies choose to stay private, venture capital funds acting more like private equity. In this video, I break down: Why companies like SpaceX, Stripe, and other unicorns stay private for decades The market forces that made this shift inevitable How sophisticated investors can access private market deals (even with smaller check sizes) The emerging secondary markets that could unlock liquidity before IPO Why public markets still matter and when the IPO window will reopen 0:00 Intro 1:33 Breakdown 1:54 How Venture Capital is a Unique Asset Class 3:23 What is keeping companies private today? 5:10 New tool emerging to make private markets more accessible and liquid 8:06 The eventual return of the IPO? 10:00 Who Private Market Investing is for MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: