In this episode of The Liquidity Event, hosts Shane Mason (reporting from Ireland! ) and AJ Ayers discuss the showdown between President Trump and Harvard and some of the current cash challenges felt by universities, even those with massive endowments.

They also talk through the IPO market ecosystem and which factors may be keeping it frozen.

Key Takeaways:

(0:00) Introductions and AJ's Broadway theater review

(4:18) Shane reports from Ireland, scotch eggs & shoutout to Rubin

(6:07) Trump vs Harvard - theories on the real motivation

(12:17) College endowments cash crunch - Harvard's $86B problem

(14:28) Endowment size reality check and college reunion prep

(18:33) Should we tax endowments like billionaires?

(21:05) Meet the portfolio pruner - VCs' new cleanup crew

(26:28) The valuation baggage problem and down rounds

(28:26) Secondary sales surge as IPO market stays frozen

(31:00) Sequoia's "patient capital" and wealth inequality connection

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