Ep. 66: Finding the right path to go public for your company (IPOs, Direct Listings or SPACs) w/ Jeff Epstein, Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners

The Backbone: a journey inside finance at a startup

Jeff Epstein, Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners & Co-CEO and CFO at Apex Technology Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: APXT)

I chat with Jeff about:

1. His career journey from investment banking to operating, including stops at various technology and media companies to now serving as an operating partner at Bessemer Venture Partners.
2. Apex Technology Acquisition Corp, a SPAC that recently announced its merger with AvePoint — the largest data management solutions provider for Microsoft cloud.
3. Raising a SPAC compared to a venture fund, and the process for finding a target company to merge with.
4. How companies should whether the traditional IPO, a direct listing or a SPAC is the right path to going public for them.
5. Some of the unique opportunities and challenges finance leaders face today and Jeff’s advice to help navigate through them.

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