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Parikrit's avatar

Thanks to Gooli, I now get the Silicon Valley references (compression algorithm and all). 😉Amazing narration, worth the wait.

Vivek Raju's avatar

Yes! Thanks for noticing :)

Haneef Mubarak's avatar

Loved the story; it's an excellent narrative and educational piece! Do you think at some point you might write similar pieces about Direct Listings and SPACs? I think together they'd make a really good educational short story triplet!

Vivek Raju's avatar

Thanks Haneef. Will think about it :)

Skanda's avatar

Explain one of the complex topic in layman's term 👏🏼👏🏼 Good effort vivek 🍻

Santhosh S's avatar

Brilliant Vivek, Simply brilliant. Thanks for writing this :)

Hemant R Joshi's avatar

Love the twist at the ending! Thank you for the lucid explanation. Any chance you plan to publish this as a book?

Vivek Raju's avatar

Thanks Hemant :D

There's a plan for an e-book. Will add a bit more and make comprehensive. Will pick it up when I get bandwidth

Aviral Singh's avatar

Apt addition to first part, enjoyed & learned alot while reading.

Thank you for bringing this out.

Ian's avatar

Fantastic piece! Very much enjoyed the read 😄

Mrudul's avatar

Loved the way you guys added the story element to keep us hooked and understand the process in details. Great effort!!

Kaustav's avatar

Great one, Raju! Loved the ending. If you could provide an illustration/representation of offer price determination and greenshoe option, it will help us understand it better.

Vivek Raju's avatar

Haan yaar Kaustav. I actually had basic sketches ready for exactly these 2 points. But had to publish before I could design them to meet deadline. Will see if I can add in later (i doubt it will happen anytime soon though)

zb's avatar

It was irritating to read Hindi names, it took away a lot from the story. And I do not mean this in a racist kind of way, it should just have been A and B for example.

Vivek Raju's avatar

Lean into it. It's an acquired taste 😉

Srivatsan Venkatesan's avatar

For anyone who has gone through the process of taking a company public, this story will likely hit close to home

Sai Krishna's avatar

Thank you for taking your time and writing this content in a beautiful way. Felt like I was reading a story