Absolute Return Podcast
Absolute Return Podcast
Accelerate Financial Technologies Inc.
#265 - Pre-IPO Investing with EquityZen Co-Founder Phil Haslett
29 minutes Posted Jan 12, 2026 at 5:26 pm.
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On today’s show we welcome special guest, EquityZen Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer Phil Haslett. EquityZen is an online marketplace for trading pre-IPO shares of private companies. On the show, we discuss:
Some of the hardest challenges he encountered building a marketplace startup
The opportunity for investors in pre-IPO shares
Why companies are staying private longer and private company liquidity
His #1 piece of advice for entrepreneurs
And more!