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randomusername8472 t1_izev3sv wrote

If I said,

  • "On day one I give you A
  • On day two I give you A and B."

Then you would have 2A and 1B.

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Otherwise I would say

  • "On Day one I give you A.
  • On Day two I give you B."

Then you would have 1A and 1B.

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>Why would anyone think that, regardless of how I write it down?

Because words have largely agreed upon meanings and if you deviate from that meaning massively people don't understand you.

If you said to someone:

"On day one, I'm giving my gf a puppy, and on day 2 I'm giving her a puppy and a ring"

Then I'm certain almost all native English speakers would understand that you have given her a puppy on day one, and then another puppy and a ring on day two.

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RebelLemurs t1_izeui61 wrote

I'm assuming this is investment raised at IPO, not market cap at IPO. There's a big difference between the two, and people are generally more familiar with the latter.

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CUJO-31 t1_izeui16 wrote

Initial public offering, when a company goes from private to public by issuing stocks.

You create a company which you own a 100% of, but you need to raise more money. You have three primary options.

1- get a loan

2- sell a portion of your company to a private investor.

3- chop up your ownership into tiny bits and sell all or a portion of it to the public via a stock exchange, anyone can buy and sell it. The first time it hits the market is called IPO.

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CUJO-31 t1_izeuhgp wrote

Initial public offering, when a company goes from private to public by issuing stocks.

You create a company which you own a 100% of, but you need to raise more money. You have three primary options.

1- get a loan 2- sell a company to a private investor for a portion of your company. 3- chop up your ownership into tiny bits and sell a portion of it to the public via a stock exchange, anyone can buy and sell it. The first time it hits the market is called IPO.

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