A major tech entrepreneur recently floated plans for a massive IPO potentially valued between $830 billion to $1 trillion, but revealed an interesting admission: going public might turn out to be 'really annoying.'

The conflict is real. On one hand, the IPO scale reflects confidence in the business and market appetite for mega-rounds. On the other—and this is where it gets candid—the bureaucratic overhead, public scrutiny, quarterly earnings pressure, and regulatory compliance become relentless.

It's a tension that resonates across Web3 and crypto ecosystems too. Many protocols and platforms face the same dilemma: raise big, scale fast, but sacrifice operational flexibility and face intensified external oversight. The IPO path demands constant communication with shareholders, SEC filings, and the loss of agility that private companies cherish.

So while the valuation headline grabs attention, the real story is about recognizing that hyper-growth at public-market scale comes with real friction. Sometimes the 'annoying' part of the deal is the price of admission.