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Hey Smarties! Kai and Kimberly will be back in your podcast feed tomorrow for our weekly deep dive, but until then we’re bringing you a deep dive of a different kind. It’s an episode from Marketplace’s investigative podcast “The Uncertain Hour” which is all about obscure policies and forgotten histories. In the new season, Marketplace’s Krissy Clark and the team dig into the origins and evolution of America’s welfare-to-work system (which got lots of attention in the recent debt ceiling debate). Let us know what you think. And as Kai often says, history matters!

AstroForge CEO Matthew Gialich joins Jason to discuss his startup’s lofty goal of mining Platinum Group Metals from asteroids (1:11). They discuss the recent launch of their Brokkr-1 space vehicle, the company’s road map to gather PGMs successfully from space, and SpaceX’s impact on the space industry (5:42). Then, Founder University’s Kelly Schricker gives a presentation on how to set up a fundraising process for your startup (31:51).

(0:00) AstroForge’s Matthew Gialich joins Jason 

(1:11) The purpose of mining asteroids

(5:42) Brokkr-1 mission

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(12:09) AstroForge’s roadmap

(16:07) Unit economics of hardware-based businesses

(17:38) Scaling Virgin Orbit and Virgin Galactic

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(22:20) The evolution of the space economy 

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(31:51) How to set up a fundraising process

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On VC Sunday School, J+M discuss how and when VCs decide to sell a position. (2:01) Then, Molly is joined by Future's Jean-Louis Warnholz to discuss his startup, Future, which offers a climate-friendly debit card! (21:28)

(0:00) J+M tee up topics for Sunday!

(2:01) On VC Sunday School, J+M discuss how and when VCs decide to sell a position

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(10:14) Jason talks about his fund management strategy

(18:13) Molly tees up today's TWiCS guest!

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(21:28) Jean-Louis Warnholz joins to discuss his climate-focused debit card

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(32:28) Jean-Louis Warnholz breaks down Future's business model

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2021 was a record year for initial public offerings. More than 3,000 companies listed on global stock markets and raised over $600 billion in the process.

Companies such as Coinbase, Roblox and Rivian each pulled in more than 10 billion dollars. Exciting times!

But since going public, many companies have seen their stock price plunge, leaving investors to wonder: Are IPOs a good investment?

And in today’s Dumb Question of the Week, we ask: Am I missing out by not investing in private companies?

Selected links

• What Happens to IPOs Over the Long Run? (Nasdaq)
• Which, Why, and for How Long do IPOs Underperform (ResearchGate)

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Some of Silicon Valley's biggest unicorns like Uber and Slack are expected to go public this year. But when companies finally pull the trigger and launch their IPOs, what factors should you keep in mind before investing? On this week's Odd Lots podcast, we speak with Rett Wallace of Triton.ai about how his company analyzes IPOs, and why some companies are going public later in their lives.

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