--- title: Phil Haslett, Co-Founder + Chief Strategy Officer, Joins the [trading places] Podcast description: EquityZen Co-Founder Phil Haslett discusses the secondary market's evolution, major pre-IPO investment trends, and shares a savvy bargain hunting strategy for value investors. image: https://blog.equityzen.com/hubfs/unnamed-Oct-27-2025-05-16-56-5310-PM.png --- [![EquityZen](https://blog.equityzen.com/hubfs/equityzen-logo.svg "EquityZen")](https://equityzen.com/) - [Investments](https://equityzen.com/explore/) - [Explore](https://equityzen.com/explore-private-market/) - How it Works - [Investors](https://equityzen.com/investor/) - [Shareholders](https://equityzen.com/shareholder/) - [Institutions](https://equityzen.com/institutions/) - [Issuers](https://equityzen.com/issuers/) - [Financial Advisors](https://equityzen.com/financial-advisors/) - [Insights](https://blog.equityzen.com/) - [Login](https://equityzen.com/accounts/login/) - [Sign Up](https://equityzen.com/accounts/register/) [Back to insights](https://blog.equityzen.com) [Investor Education](https://blog.equityzen.com/tag/investor-education) [From Our Founders](https://blog.equityzen.com/tag/from-our-founders) [Podcasts](https://blog.equityzen.com/tag/podcasts) # Phil Haslett, Co-Founder + Chief Strategy Officer, Joins the \[trading places\] Podcast ![EquityZen](https://blog.equityzen.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image%20(5).png?width=96&height=96&name=image%20(5).png) Written by EquityZen • October 27, 2025 • 1 min read ![EquityZen Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Phil Haslett on the Trading Places Podcast](https://blog.equityzen.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unnamed-Oct-27-2025-05-16-56-5310-PM.png?width=1318&height=736&name=unnamed-Oct-27-2025-05-16-56-5310-PM.png) In this article Like this article? Phil Haslett, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, joined the \[trading places\] podcast to discuss the evolution of the secondary market - from EquityZen’s early days as a 500 Startups company with Dave McClure to Goldman Sachs’ acquisition of Industry Ventures. They break down key private market trends, the concentration of pre-IPO investments, and share a savvy secondary market bargain hunting strategy for value investors. Listen to the full episode: - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ_5bY3pFOU) - [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3EzJMxdJdkHX2ST3julOXe?si=jxwrzUTxSauaMKrqGP_axQ) - [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tp8-phil-haslett-equityzen-goldman-acquires-industry/id1837075778?i=1000732875503)  ###### Disclosure Not all pre-IPO companies will go public or be acquired, and not all IPOs or acquisitions are or will become successful investments. 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