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Ben Gilbert: prediction

16 Dec 2016 Acquired Special: A Conversation with Microsoft's Head of Strategic Investments Brian Schultz

“Uber in China I think is kind of the big reason they’re waiting but with Snapchat, I continue to be impressed and I’ll buy at any price.”

— Ben Gilbert

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Ben Gilbert
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Claim type
prediction
Recorded
16 Dec 2016
Publisher
Acquired

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…News that they are rumored to be preparing to file for an IPO. Yeah. Really interesting to think about. They’re a younger company than Uber and a lot of these other kind of like super unicorns. And in true Snapchat fashion, just not necessarily going with the trend. They just continually think of themselves as a different company or different type of company than a lot of these other big private companies of their generation. So I think there are reasons why it makes more sense for Snapchat to be IPO-ing and companies like Uber to be waiting. Uber in China I think is kind of the big reason they’re waiting but with Snapchat, I continue to be impressed and I’ll buy at any price. Note to self. Do not give money to Ben.…

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