Professor Ira Weiss will share a framework for how we think about accounting in the private markets, and how that differs from public markets.
Event Details
*The # of public companies in the U.S. has fallen from 8,000 (in 1996) to <4000.
*Chicago Booth has a lot more students going off to work at smaller, growth stage companies.
Professor Weiss plans to discuss this public vs private dynamic, as well as assess todays private fundraising markets.
$7 in advance, includes a drink ticket. $10 at the door (if available).
Speaker Profiles
Professor Ira Weiss (Speaker) '99
Clinical Professor of Accounting and Entrepreneurship, Hyde Park Venture Partners
www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/directory/w/ira-s-weiss
Professor Weiss is a Clinical professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he received both his MBA ('99) and Ph.D ('01). He also invests in start-ups via the Chicago-based VC firm called Hyde Park Venture Partners.
Questions
John Salvino, '06
Partner, Finance Roundtable Chair