But that isn't stopping a parade of other Silicon Valley unicorns from going public. It's better to see what a company's first quarter or two of results as a public company look like. But he thinks that investors will be rewarded over the long haul if they are patient and buy companies with clear momentum. Ponvert added that investors should also be wary of companies that are giving founders supervoting rights over the company by issuing so-called class B shares. Palantir and Slack could be IPO starsPonvert also thinks that investors need to find a clear industry leader.

Source: CNN April 18, 2019 16:41 UTC