Zach Perret

Now, I like the independent path better. No answer is my answer.

Now, I like the independent path better. No answer is my answer.

Now, I like the independent path better. No answer is my answer.

So far as I can tell, I think the large M&A transactions are mostly getting deeply investigated and oftentimes blocked by the regulators. That political environment will change eventually. We did see some of these odd acqui-hire large AI acquisitions, which have been fascinating.

So far as I can tell, I think the large M&A transactions are mostly getting deeply investigated and oftentimes blocked by the regulators. That political environment will change eventually. We did see some of these odd acqui-hire large AI acquisitions, which have been fascinating.

So far as I can tell, I think the large M&A transactions are mostly getting deeply investigated and oftentimes blocked by the regulators. That political environment will change eventually. We did see some of these odd acqui-hire large AI acquisitions, which have been fascinating.

But I don't think that works with a company that has tons of contracts that they actually want to transfer over to the acquired company. I can't predict the future, but I do think that it's pretty hard to do large M&A right now.

But I don't think that works with a company that has tons of contracts that they actually want to transfer over to the acquired company. I can't predict the future, but I do think that it's pretty hard to do large M&A right now.

But I don't think that works with a company that has tons of contracts that they actually want to transfer over to the acquired company. I can't predict the future, but I do think that it's pretty hard to do large M&A right now.

The viability and the excitingness and the value of an IPO changes a lot for a lot of founders. Look in the long term, and we said this before, in the long arc, we would like to be a public company. We're not in any specific rush to do so. And generally, I think of an IPO as a meaningful, important milestone in a fundraising event.

The viability and the excitingness and the value of an IPO changes a lot for a lot of founders. Look in the long term, and we said this before, in the long arc, we would like to be a public company. We're not in any specific rush to do so. And generally, I think of an IPO as a meaningful, important milestone in a fundraising event.

The viability and the excitingness and the value of an IPO changes a lot for a lot of founders. Look in the long term, and we said this before, in the long arc, we would like to be a public company. We're not in any specific rush to do so. And generally, I think of an IPO as a meaningful, important milestone in a fundraising event.

When you need the capital, when you need the milestone, when being public is really useful to the company, then you should go do it. But now would be inherently unattractive time for you to go public. Yeah, it would be for a variety of reasons. I'm sure that'll change in the next, I don't know how long.

When you need the capital, when you need the milestone, when being public is really useful to the company, then you should go do it. But now would be inherently unattractive time for you to go public. Yeah, it would be for a variety of reasons. I'm sure that'll change in the next, I don't know how long.

When you need the capital, when you need the milestone, when being public is really useful to the company, then you should go do it. But now would be inherently unattractive time for you to go public. Yeah, it would be for a variety of reasons. I'm sure that'll change in the next, I don't know how long.

Well, I definitely believe that we'll grow into a great company if we're not there already. And I would love to have that increased rigor that being a public company brings. I think that's actually probably a really useful thing for companies. Certainly, all the public CEOs that I've talked to, or many of the public CEOs, I shouldn't say all because that's not true.

Well, I definitely believe that we'll grow into a great company if we're not there already. And I would love to have that increased rigor that being a public company brings. I think that's actually probably a really useful thing for companies. Certainly, all the public CEOs that I've talked to, or many of the public CEOs, I shouldn't say all because that's not true.

Well, I definitely believe that we'll grow into a great company if we're not there already. And I would love to have that increased rigor that being a public company brings. I think that's actually probably a really useful thing for companies. Certainly, all the public CEOs that I've talked to, or many of the public CEOs, I shouldn't say all because that's not true.

But many of the public CEOs that I've talked to said, the rigor is a really good thing. It's helpful, so on and so forth. But on the flip side, you know, it is a milestone and is a very useful tool for us to do at some point in the future. But that day is not today. And that day will hopefully be in the next couple of years.

But many of the public CEOs that I've talked to said, the rigor is a really good thing. It's helpful, so on and so forth. But on the flip side, you know, it is a milestone and is a very useful tool for us to do at some point in the future. But that day is not today. And that day will hopefully be in the next couple of years.