The Minutes of Bill Gurley on public companies https://minutesof.com/bill-gurley/on/public-companies/ Everything Bill Gurley has said on public companies: 3 verbatim quotes between October 2020 and May 2026, each with a timestamp and a link to the… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:22:07 +0000 Gurley says the number of US public companies is less than half the peak, calling it a big problem. https://minutesof.com/q/b5a85579-edb6-4b01-9b23-cada5d511bed/ https://minutesof.com/q/b5a85579-edb6-4b01-9b23-cada5d511bed/ “the number of public companies that exist in The US today is less than half what the peak was. And companies just aren't going public. And I think it's a big problem.” — Bill Gurley Fri, 15 May 2026 23:32:47 +0000 public companies Gurley notes the number of public companies has declined by half over time. https://minutesof.com/q/989f846b-6d69-464b-ac04-697c1d8bb879/ https://minutesof.com/q/989f846b-6d69-464b-ac04-697c1d8bb879/ “We have a situation where the number of public companies today is half of what it was a while ago.” — CNBC Television Fri, 02 Oct 2020 16:26:10 +0000 public companies Gurley links decline in public companies to $200 million average IPO underpricing tax. https://minutesof.com/q/b04e1843-3d8c-4f96-92d5-a191769c4d91/ https://minutesof.com/q/b04e1843-3d8c-4f96-92d5-a191769c4d91/ “And you ask, well, why is that? Well, the average IPO this year had to underprice by 200,000,000.” — CNBC Television Fri, 02 Oct 2020 16:26:10 +0000 public companies