Re:Facebook shares hit again as valuation doubts rise
by matthodan on Tuesday May 22, 2012 @01:13PM
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I'm long and strong $FB via the IPO, but I think we're going to have a year of pain before we're in the clear. Facebook needs to prove that they can continue grow-- not an easy feat for a company with huge market share. I want to see Facebook redefine the market by developing better ways to monetize the social graph (duh!). I think mobile has potential, particularly outside of the US, but success will require great execution. It will be interesting to see if Facebook can retain talent with options priced off the public valuation and a stock that is stagnating (or worse, declining).
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Re:Facebook shares hit again as valuation doubts rise
by gfosco on Tuesday May 22, 2012 @01:27PM
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Sadly, you're going to lose a lot of money. Facebook cannot possibly bring in the required revenue for growth. Their base will erode far faster than new business will come on board. The IPO was the bubble bursting, making the insiders rich, and laying the ruin for everyone who jumped in.
Re:Facebook shares hit again as valuation doubts rise
by stonemetal on Tuesday May 22, 2012 @02:54PM
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But they "only" sold 18 billion, that leaves insiders still holding 92 billion of FB. If this were really a bubble bursting wouldn't the rich insiders be holding a much smaller chunk of the fool's gold.
Re:Facebook shares hit again as valuation doubts rise
by stonemetal on Friday May 25, 2012 @11:26AM
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Never mind I appear to be mistaken, the company only sold 18 billion dollars in stock, the insiders sold off 57%.
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4023751
Re:Facebook shares hit again as valuation doubts rise
by nickfromseattle on Tuesday May 22, 2012 @03:02PM
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Zuckerberg is extremely intelligent, he must have had concerns about this pre-IPO. Why would he allow this to happen?
Re:Facebook shares hit again as valuation doubts rise
by gfosco on Tuesday May 22, 2012 @03:07PM
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He made billions on the IPO... I think that he is less concerned with the future of Facebook than you think. They'll no doubt attempt to provide shareholder value, but will likely find it impossible without truly turning to the dark side. In the end, it can be sold off, and he'll still be set for life.