Investors Find Ways to Indirectly Profit from Valuable Startups

Re:Investors Find Ways to Indirectly Profit from Valuable St... by dougmccune on Monday August 10, 2015 @02:49PM (#10036448)

"With such a disparity between public and private multiples, it’s a reasonable fundamental approach to believe that in this environment, the public company valuation will come up or the company will be acquired."

How is it that the other scenario (that the private valuation is illogical, unsustainable, and patently absurd) isn't the more obvious answer?

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Re:Investors Find Ways to Indirectly Profit from Valuable St... by rancur on Monday August 10, 2015 @04:16PM (#10037011)

>How is it that the other scenario (that the private valuation is illogical, unsustainable, and patently absurd) isn't the more obvious answer?

this was never the question. the question was how to make money off this absurdity.

Like Greece. Country was and is a mess, and should have stayed separate. But some people might be able to get out ahead by clamoring for bailouts under the guise of 'we didn't know' later, so they invest.

Like student loans. Government was backing them while someone else gets the interest, so obviously someone else grants them.

Like FM&FM. Government was granting preferred lending status to subsidize housing, so bad loans were issued.

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Re:Investors Find Ways to Indirectly Profit from Valuable St... by davidu on Monday August 10, 2015 @02:58PM (#10036516)

Both points of view can be accurate / true, and probably are.

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Re:Investors Find Ways to Indirectly Profit from Valuable St... by davidu on Monday August 10, 2015 @02:58PM (#10036517)

Both points of view can be accurate / true, and probably are.

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