Ask HN: Do you wish you could invest in Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, etc.?

3 pointsby elamjeقبل 7 سنوات2 comments

With some big company IPOs on the horizon, do you get sad that only "sophisticated investors" got in on the ride up? I keep thinking that the 100x return was captured by VC's, and now the public will get the leftovers. I am happy for the employees with options, but the common man is left out with tech companies waiting until they are massive to IPO.

Can Congress change regulations, so people that aren't worth $2MM or don't make >$200,000/yr aren't left out of tech investing?

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PaulHouleقبل 7 سنوات

AirBnB has a real business.

It is not clear to me how Uber or Lyft can make a profit and they admit it in their filings.

I might want to invest in AirBnB but not the other two.

h3ckrقبل 7 سنوات

As a caveat, we only see the winners, so this perspective is biased. But sure, we have casinos as well, so I guess we totally should allow all people to invest in startups.