# In a radio interview, Professor Haran Segram comments on Slack's direct listing

1 Faculty News June 21, 2019 ![Knowledge at Wharton logo ](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/knowledgeatwharton192x144.jpg?itok=L--sWOiV)>

Excerpt from [Knowledge@Wharton](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JZjSr4H_wM&feature=youtu.be) -- "Direct listing is a luxury, in a sense. You have to have a brand name and enough cash on the balance sheet for you to go direct-listing because you don't have to raise capital right now."

[Listen here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JZjSr4H_wM&feature=youtu.be)