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Canva should IPO right now, while investors are nuts

Canva should IPO right now, while investors are nuts

In October, Australian-born tech unicorn Canva will hold its next big product rollout. Insiders are excited; unsurprisingly, the focus is on artificial intelligence features, and they believe the product release will put to bed any suggestions Canva could be an AI victim, and make it a clear AI winner.
It all sounds terrific. But perhaps that product rollout should be pushed back a few months so Canva founders Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams can focus on the truly big prize that's within their grasp – a stonking Wall Street IPO.
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