Shane and AJ are extra silly today. Shane's in Mexico and AJ's in London! We've got lots of good stuff for you on today's show. Including but not limited to the office mandate people are getting desperate about, the founders of Bitwise misleading investors, salary transparency, and finally an IPO we're actually excited about. Founded by three friends with Greek roots, fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant chain Cava made its stunning public debut last week and investors are excited. Is this the end of the IPO ice age? We shall see.

Links

• More Startups Throw in the Towel, Unable to Raise Money for Their Ideas

• France's Mistral AI blows in with a $113M seed round at a $260M valuation to take on OpenAI

• Founders of Collapsed Job-Training Startup Misled VCs, Investor Alleges

• Return to Office Enters the Desperation Phase

• A Job With a Fair Salary? What Pay Transparency Laws Are Revealing.

• Crypto Gets Its Moment of Clarity, But Not the One It Wanted

• Cava’s explosive IPO hints that public markets are more ready for growth stories than founders thought

• Thrift store chain Savers Value Village sets terms for $300 million IPO

• Welcome to White Castle. Would You Like Human Interaction With That?

 

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