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Dec 2020
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Yext CFO on IPOs, SPACs, and New Book

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Steve Cakebread, CFO at Yext, discusses IPOs, SPACs and his new book "The IPO Playbook: An Insider’s Guide on Taking Your Company Public and How to Do It Right."

Host: Carol Massar. Producer: Doni Holloway.

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