Rivian valued at over $100B after biggest IPO of 2021
The only explanation for this valuation is that Rivian is pretty much exactly what people wanted in a Tesla pickup.<p>Rivian managed to build a car that people actually want. Their car is a really great pickup truck with all the stuff that people want in a utility vehicle (flexible storage space! air compressor! power outlets! easy to build out!)<p>And the Rivian looks close enough to a normal pickup that people aren't going to feel stupid driving them.<p>Nobody who wants a work / camping / towing truck is going to buy a Cybertruck. A cybertuck is a car for programmers who make too much money and want to feel like Robocop.<p>I think Rivians high valuation just shows that they managed to nail a market segment that Tesla floundered.