What if I invested $1K for each IPOs of the companies I know 5 years ago?

These 9 companies I have relationship or insights. My $9k will be $87,467 Today!

I did a small calculation “ What if I bought Tech Stocks either the companies I use or heard because of my social circle (I live in San Francisco Bay Area since 2011) ?"

What if I invested $1K for each?

Here are some companies I had a chance to buy their stocks in 5 years ago ( some of them went public recently, but I know them for at least a minimum of 5 years+)- Stock Price percentage changes since April 15, 2016.

April 15, 2021 1:38 PM Prices

• eBay (+157.2%) $2571- my very first client

• Paypal (+592.6%) $6926-I started to collect revenue from overseas clients between 2013-15 via them

• Twilio (+1,192) $12,921- Listed Jun 2016 My first office was 2nd floor at their HQ

• Snapchat(+153.3%) $2,533-I was using Snap religiously since they started till 2018.

• Groupon (-46.1%-) $539-My roommate was working there. We had cool deals:)

• Square (+1,703% ) $18,032-I purchased their first hardware swipe credit card device back in 2012.

• Shopify (+3,709%) $38,097-I met Tobi (Shopify Founder & CEO) in person in 2015 at the party and talked for almost a couple of hours)

• **Spotify(+93%) $1930- Listed April 2018-I pay a premium since Jan 2015.

• **Uber (+42,5%)- $1424- Listed May 2019-I had a brief chat about the Uber Turkey position with Travis at Summit at Sea in the Bahamas in late 2015

• **Palantir (+149.5%) $2494-Listed Sep 2020- We partied a lot in their office in 2012 with my college friend who worked there as the first Turkish engineer back in time.

** Still, I need to wait for their 5 years return period. But already, they have positive returns.

My $9K will be $87,467 TODAY!

I didn’t even include these well-known Tech Companies:

• Twitter (+307%) -I was living next door to their HQ

• Google (+173%) & Apple (+417%) (My company MobileAction is all about AppStore & Google Play since 2013)

• Facebook (+176%)-Using them since 2006 and friend of a very good engineer since I moved to the bay area.

• Amazon (+432%)- I am Amazon Prime User since 2012.

• Tesla (+1351%)- I checked Model S around 2015 and didn’t like it:)

I feel the hardest part is not investing. It’s holding. As long as you believe in its mission & vision, even 5 years might be early to expect the returns. That’s why it’s too early to calculate Palantir, Uber, and Spotify’s return. I think for them this is still a huge chance to get a good return.

Also, I’m going to start buying a small amount of money every time the company I know (either I use or some sort of relationship with the founder) they are going public and hold it a minimum of 5 years:)

By the way, everything I shared here is my personal experience and opinions. They are not investment advice.

Note: I already own Spotify, Shopify, Apple, Tesla, and Palantir. How long I have been holding them? Maybe next posts:)))