How about a platform for businesses? I've noticed an emerging trend of Fortune 500 companies listing their Facebook sites in their advertisements rather than their own location on a TLD. For instance, will facebook.com/mastercard become plus.google.com/mastercard?
I'm sold on Google Chrome, but it's frustrating that some sites aren't available on Chrome and I'm forced to used Firefox and Safari from time to time. Does that qualify me as a user of all three, thereby inflating the statistics?
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No pop does not = bad IPO. Pandora raised more capital than intended as the final IPO price of $16/share was about double that of the initial target IPO price range of $7 to $9. The lack of stock price volatility in the market is often a good thing as it allows the company a clearer picture of its capital base.
But in most cases, common stock can only be sold if and when an IPO takes place. VC investors won't want common stock, thus the employee must sell on a secondary market, back to the company, or patiently wait for an IPO. The first two options usually feature inherently dubious pricing due to reduced liquidity. Are there any other possibilities?
I think this "Adjusted CSOI" nonsense is tantamount to Groupon admitting that they're not profitable.
I'm curious to see the success rate of entrepreneurs without college degrees vs. those with degrees, however you might define success and over whatever time horizon. What do you think?
Groupon isn't trying to pretend that they're profitable or that they'll be profitable in the near term. Smart long-term investors will look at their financials and their business model in order to make an educated bet on whether Groupon can successfully transition from astonishing hypergrowth to sustainable profitability -- preferably after the dust kicked up by the IPO clears.
Very useful indeed.
Pretty standard from what I've seen, actually.