Older capital-markets pieces from the Robinhood desk, kept here for reference as the live commentary feed rolls forward.
Pieces that have rolled off the live feed. The full back catalogue lives here.
Before we recommend anything, we diagnose. Five questions we work through in the first 30 minutes with any founder, and what each one tells us about listing readiness.
The bar has quietly moved. Round-lot shareholder thresholds, free-float requirements, and minimum price tests now matter more than they did three years ago, and the gap between "Asian growth story" and "U.S. listing-ready" is wider than most pre-IPO decks admit.
Pre-IPO companies don't always need another priced equity round. Redeemable preference shares, convertible bridges, and structured-yield programs often deliver the same runway without diluting the founders or jamming up the cap table before listing day.
Listing day is a milestone, not the finish line. The first 24 months as a public company, including board cadence, audit-committee discipline, IR strategy, and the way you handle your first quarterly comment from the SEC or local regulator, quietly determines whether your re-rating happens at all.
