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GoodRx, which operates an online marketplace for prescription drugs and healthcare services, has landed on CNBC's Disruptor 50 list. The company is ranked No. 20. And yes, in light of all the success, there is buzz that GoodRx stock will hit the markets in an initial public offering (IPO).Source: Shutterstock Doug Hirsch came up with the idea for the company. While searching on the internet, he wondered why it was so difficult to get information on prescription drugs. So he researched and realized the complexities and the fragmentation of the healthcare industry.He also realized that his deep experience in the tech industry could be a big help. Keep in mind that Hirsch was one of the first employees at Yahoo, where he leveraged Big Data to help create apps like Mail, Personals, Photos and Groups. He would then go over to Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) in the company's early days and become the...
Legendary Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) CEO Warren Buffett took some heat at Berkshire's annual shareholder meeting in May for not being aggressive enough in using the company's massive cash pile to buy back shares of Berkshire stock.Buffett finally pulled the trigger on a major natural gas acquisition earlier this month, and there's evidence he has been scooping up shares of Berkshire as well.Just weeks after Berkshire made a $10 billion purchase of Dominion Energy Inc (NYSE: D) natural gas assets, The Rational Walk investing blog pointed out a recent Berkshire filing suggests Berkshire has been buying back large amounts of stock since the shareholder meeting.The NumbersBerkshire submitted a new filing with the SEC on July 8 stating that Buffett owned 248,734 Class A Berkshire shares and 10,188 Class B shares as of the filing date. By converting the Class B shares to Cass A equivalents, The Rational Walk estimates...
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