<story><title>Asana files to go public via direct listing</title><url>https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/03/asana-files-to-go-public-says-it-will-do-so-via-a-trendy-direct-listing/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>ummonk</author><text>I previously worked at Asana (and own shares), and am glad they’re going the direct listing route. It’s good to normalize the practice of cutting out middlemen in the IPO.</text></comment>
<story><title>Asana files to go public via direct listing</title><url>https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/03/asana-files-to-go-public-says-it-will-do-so-via-a-trendy-direct-listing/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>xenospn</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve tried using Asana for several months, and I don&amp;#x27;t really understand how it&amp;#x27;s better than any other competing product out there? The web UI is slow and it&amp;#x27;s definitely not cheap. Is  there anything about it that&amp;#x27;s &amp;quot;10x&amp;quot;?</text></comment>