Despite a global pandemic and rocky economy, the IPO market has been booming in recent weeks. And tech stocks appear to be among some of the hottest buys. As Lise Buyer of Class V Group tells Brainstorm, "It's a fiesta, and the tequila shots are flowing."

In this episode, Michal Lev-Ram talks to Buyer about non-traditional methods of going public: SPACs and the auction model. Both are gaining popularity; Buyer explains why.

Then, Brian O'Keefe speaks with Threshold Ventures' Emily Melton about how the rush to go public looks from the venture capital world, and what trends she's seen that will carry over into 2021.

Finally, hear from Fortune's Maria Aspan whose recent Fortune feature digs into problems and biases faced by female startup founders.

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