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Julia Hartz Took Eventbrite Public at $23. She Sold It at $4.50.

Eventbrite's IPO priced at $23 a share in 2018. The deal that took it private priced at $4.50 — an 82% premium to where the stock had been trading. Julia Hartz, who got it through both, explains why a founder says yes to that number.

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