What is going "public" or "IPO" or being "listed"? A public company is a company that has offered its shares to the public in an initial public offering (IPO) and is now traded on a stock exchange. … When a company goes public, it is subject to greater government regulation than it was as a private company. Episode Outline (00:00) Introduction (01:50) Initial Public Offfering (08:22) Incentive Alignment (14:14) Risks with Investing in my Business (19:47) Why do companies go public? (27:51) Conclusion Value Investor Chatter Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/valueinvestor49 Twitter: https://twitter.com/valueinvestor49 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@valueinvestor49 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/valueinvestor49/ Website: https://valueinvestor.org/