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Re:Why startups aren’t bothering to go public anymore by ceejayoz on Wednesday November 10, 2010 @12:45PM (#1891162)
"Profitable, high flying startups like Facebook and Zynga don't bother going public anymore."

Aren't Facebook and Zynga widely expected to go IPO soon?

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Re:Why startups aren’t bothering to go public anymore by turbodog on Wednesday November 10, 2010 @12:55PM (#1891197)
"Profitable, high flying startups like Facebook and Zynga don't bother going public anymore."

Um, Facebook and Zygna aren't startups anymore. Startup != privately-held company.

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Re:Why startups aren’t bothering to go public anymore by venkat01 on Wednesday November 10, 2010 @04:38PM (#1891877)
Yup. The only thing that's new in this is the private money that's coming in before the IPO. The founders and early investors can get a big chunk of the IPO value right now without any headaches, and the new money cashes in on the expected IPO down the road. There's really not much to see here.
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