Harvard or MIT IPO could triple or quadruple their underlying book value

Harvard or MIT IPO could triple or quadruple their underlying book value | If Harvard were converted to a public benefit corporation and then publicly traded, if we could IPO Harvard or IPO MIT, I I've calculated, again, not investment advice, the value unlocked by IPOing a research university could triple or quadruple their underlying book value.

If Harvard were converted to a public benefit corporation and then publicly traded, if we could IPO Harvard or IPO MIT, I I've calculated, again, not investment advice, the value unlocked by IPOing a research university could triple or quadruple their underlying book value.

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