Casper Files for IPO, Exposing Sagging Finances
Business Wars Daily
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🗓️ 29 January 2020
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Today is Wednesday, January 29, and we’re looking at Casper vs. Mattress Firm.
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| 1:12.4 | Casper, the direct-to-consumer mattress startup, is the latest unicorn, that is, a company valued it more than a billion dollars planning to go public. |
| 1:18.7 | The company filed papers with the SEC earlier this month, seeking a potential $100 million. |
| 1:25.1 | The ticker symbol they want, C-S-P-R. |
| 1:28.3 | Get it? |
| 1:29.4 | Can the company that popularize not just online mattresses but also the nap-mobile make it big on |
| 1:35.6 | Wall Street? |
| 1:36.5 | Well, the odds are about as good as an insomniacs are, getting a full night sleep, I suppose. |
| 1:42.6 | Casper could be in for a fall and not necessarily a soft, cushiony one either. |
| 1:47.3 | Its SEC filing opened with a glowing, optimistic narrative about the burgeoning sleep economy, |
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