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Feb 2021
1h 27m

Roblox IPO Preview (with Mario Gabriele ...

Ben Gilbert And David Rosenthal
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It's a kids game, it's a social network, it's... potentially the hottest IPO of 2021? We team up with Mario Gabriele from The Generalist + S-1 Club to break down Roblox's business and its prospects as a public company.

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