The Readback

By Barron's

The Readback explores why only a few of our most hyped companies and ideas end up meeting their promise. The lessons learned hold value not just for investors, but for everyone trying to find the next... more

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How many episodes does The Readback have?

The podcast currently has 141 episodes available.

The Readback episodes:

October 06, 2021 The Readback Returns Next Week
Join us for a new season about our journey toward self-driving cars - and why it's taking us so long to get there.

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3min
May 28, 2021 Going Public in a Reopened World
Companies have been craving alternatives to the IPO. As the world reopens, old Wall Street habits could return.

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15min
May 20, 2021 Don't Call It an IPO
Spotify, Slack, and Coinbase created disruptive businesses. So when it came time to go public, they didn't take the traditional Wall Street approach.

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18min
May 13, 2021 The SPAC Boom
Once derided SPACs have taken over the IPO world. But can it last?

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18min
May 06, 2021 WeWork's Breaking Point
The company spent years trying to disrupt the real estate market. Then its IPO pushed too far.

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17min
April 28, 2021 How Alibaba Won Over Wall Street
The Chinese internet giant staged the world's biggest - and perhaps riskiest - IPO in 2014. Investors still piled in.

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17min
April 21, 2021 Casper's Sleepy Debut
The mattress startup thought way outside the box. Why was its IPO such a snooze?

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20min
April 14, 2021 Peloton's Wild Ride (Rebroadcast)
Peloton nearly broke the IPO market, and then came racing back. (First published November 25, 2020.)

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23min
April 07, 2021 A Costly Detour for Uber
The ride-sharing giant hoped to be worth $120 billion. Then investors started asking about profits.

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18min
March 31, 2021 Facebook's Terrible IPO
Facebook was already at the top of the world when it went public in 2012. The IPO nearly ruined it all.

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19min

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How many episodes does The Readback have?

The podcast currently has 141 episodes available.

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