Introducing Town Hall on Public
A new way for retail investors to connect directly with founders and executives of public companies
Retail investors have more access to the public markets than ever before — and in the Public community, we’ve continued to build ways for people to discuss and share ideas about the companies they believe in.
But there still isn’t much access when it comes to retail investors being able to directly engage with the executives behind their favorite companies. Analysts and banks are given the opportunity to ask questions quarterly on earnings calls, but rarely do everyday investors get such an opportunity.
Today, we’re excited to introduce a new feature that will provide Public members with more access to the companies they invest in and believe in: Town Hall.
Public’s Town Halls — live, written Q&As in the app — will allow members to ask questions and get answers straight from the CEOs and leaders of public companies. With Town Hall, we’re taking a big step forward in making it possible for retail investors to talk directly with public companies’ founders and top executives.
We’re hosting our first two Town Halls with Lemonade Co-Founder, President, and COO Shai Wininger (4/28 @ 11am EST) and Bumble Founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd (5/17 at 11am EST).
During scheduled Town Halls, executives will respond to submitted questions in the Public app, and members can follow along directly in the feed. Public members will be given the opportunity to submit questions in advance and tune in live to see questions addressed in real-time.
Members can submit questions to Shai Wininger beginning today, and tune in at 11 a.m. EST on April 28 to see Shai’s responses in the app.
Follow us here and on Twitter to stay up-to-date on future Town Hall speakers announced soon.
Town Hall is just the first of many opportunities for our members to engage directly with executives of the companies they invest in. We’re hard at work on additional ways to allow public companies to connect with their retail investors — right on Public.
*Town Halls are for educational purposes only and are not investment advice. See Public.com/disclosures/.
