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Re:Let’s help Airbnb rebuild the bridge it just burned by hkmurakami on Thursday May 30, 2013 @01:15AM (#5791048)
Wasn't groupon just a straight equity cash out by the founders and some of the early investors? I don't remember hearing about a dividend.
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Re:Let’s help Airbnb rebuild the bridge it just burned by triplesec on Thursday May 30, 2013 @01:27AM (#5791086)
oh yes, I'm not au fait with the details of higher finance, so I'm sure you're right, but it still looked really dodgy to many given other aspects of the business
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Re:Let’s help Airbnb rebuild the bridge it just burned by hkmurakami on Thursday May 30, 2013 @02:01AM (#5791164)
No worries. FYI the reason a dividend is worse is because you don't even give up any of your equity, as is the case when you sell your shares early (Groupon).
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Re:Let’s help Airbnb rebuild the bridge it just burned by khuey on Thursday May 30, 2013 @02:03AM (#5791169)
And it screws over employees with options.
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