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Re:Facebook Handled their IPO Exactly Right by bradleyjg on Tuesday September 04, 2012 @04:56PM (#4476487)
They can always take the upthread suggestion of repricing options, or issuing RSU.

I'm really not seeing any employee downside other than some punctured dreams - and I don't see how those dreams would have been any less punctured if they had IPO'd at $10 and moved to $18.

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Re:Facebook Handled their IPO Exactly Right by Evbn on Tuesday September 04, 2012 @11:24PM (#4477823)
Employees would have negotiated for more shares at the $10 price.
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