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Secrets from Google's IPO with Lise Buyer

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From Google’s Secret IPO to Buffalo’s Grit: A Conversation with Lise

 

What happens when you mix Google, Wall Street, and a Playboy interview? You get one of the wildest IPO stories ever told.

Lise Buyers, a proud Buffalonian turned tech investor, joined Latitude to spill the inside story of Google’s unconventional path to going public. From secret meetings at Denny’s to rewriting the IPO rulebook, Lisa shares how she helped take one of the world’s biggest companies public—and how an unexpected Playboy article almost killed the deal.

We also dive into Buffalo’s work ethic, why IPOs are making a comeback, and what founders really need to know before taking their companies public.

👉 Watch the full episode now and get the inside scoop on the business of going big.


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