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It's boilerplate for companies that lose money! Most IPOing companies outside of the tech sector certainly don't have this in their S-1.

It's only not notable because if you've even skimmed the rest of the S-1, you already know whether they make money or not. If you haven't, it's possibly the most notable thing there. It's the single bit of information that tells you most about the company's historical financial performance.



I mean the question isn’t if they’ve made money, but can they make money in the future.

Every investor is looking for a diamond in the rough.


wait till interest rates go negative! everyone here will be able to IPO, if you aren't already doing something similar in the crypto markets!




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