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Online bookstore IPO'd at $18. Wall Street was dismissive. Long-term holders turned it into one of the greatest positions in market history.

GPU chipmaker IPO'd at $12. The AI revolution two decades later rewarded investors who saw the infrastructure bet early — not just the gaming company.

Dutch auction IPO at $85 raised $1.9B and was called overpriced. It now anchors one of the most valuable companies ever created at over $2T market cap.

Blackstone took Hilton private for $26B — right before the financial crisis. Operational restructuring and a 2013 re-IPO netted a record ~$14B profit, proving PE works even through downturns.

First U.S. auto IPO since Ford in 1956. Ridiculed by analysts at $17/share. Angel investors who backed it pre-IPO saw 100× before the broader market ever had access.

Post-GFC distressed entry into commercial real estate delivered 11.4% annualised returns over 12 years. Investors who committed at the bottom of the cycle locked in a decade of compounding income and appreciation.

IPO'd at $38 amid skepticism about mobile monetisation. Investors who held through the doubt and the metaverse pivot captured a 15× return as the advertising machine scaled globally.

E-commerce infrastructure IPO'd at $17. The pandemic accelerated adoption globally. Investors who entered at IPO saw a 30× return at peak, with early private investors doing significantly better.

Benchmark invested $12M in Uber's Series A. By IPO in 2019 that stake was worth over $7B — approximately 2,500× — the defining example of venture capital returns at scale.

Angel investors backed Airbnb at a $1B valuation. It IPO'd at $75B. The biggest gains in any deal happen before the public gets access — this is why angel investing exists.