I bought your stock on Day 1 of the IPO. Zuckerberg and I had a bond now. I felt smart, successful and in-the-know -- nerdy chic.
Facebook has 900 million users and we can't figure out, let alone agree on, whether it has any value or not. And if it does, there seems to be an equal amount of confusion about what that value actually is.
For a long time, one of the reasons for doing an IPO was that everybody else was doing it. It was a status symbol. But I don't think the entrepreneurs of today care as much about that. Good for them.
Our health system will still be far from perfect. But whatever the case, my small business is really just a bystander to the whole event. So go ahead Justices, rule as you see fit. It's not going to make much of a difference to me.
For all of the ribbons on products, the commercials about doing good and the banners of support at walks and special events, American corporations finished dead last in giving back.
Entire new sectors like social networking, cloud plays, game apps, have already become hard to read even by on-site veterans. The investment scene is weird, wild and warped.
Facebook is like auto-tune. It's like Starbucks. It's like the Honda Civic. It's like the thing no one really loves at any substantial depth, but millions are addicted to and don't really know why.
Facebook's approach to its IPO was consistent with the way it has handled the personal data of its users. In both cases, it seems the company's leadership has pushed policies that are disproportionally focused on their personal enrichment at the expense of everyone else.
There will be many possible themes for the 2012 Presidential election -- jobs, women's rights, and religious tolerance, among others. But a central theme should be "who do you trust to clean up Wall Street?"
What effect did the NASDAQ's market "glitch" have on the bungled Facebook IPO? According to the academically popular efficient market hypothesis (EMH) developed by Nobel-prize winning economists, the answer is none. But that is probably wrong.
While some investors are less than pleased with the performance of the Facebook IPO, it was "priced perfectly" for the company, says...
If speculators are disappointed with the performance of the Facebook IPO it is because they had ridiculous expectations of what rational investors would pay. The market has put a premium valuation on a great company and we should be happy about all of that.
With the new direction of Facebook and the new privacy policy about to come out, where do you stand? Will you use Facebook less or more? Will you delete your account?
There is a very strong ongoing Wall Street lobbying effort that labels any attempt to regulate anything they do as "anti-capitalist." That's self-destructive nonsense.
Don't misunderstand. The hundreds of dollars I may have flushed down the black hole of venture capitalism will neither force me to eat Ramen Noodles nor cause me to delete my Facebook account.
All of the pre-IPO hype and post-IPO letdown completely misses the point when it comes to Facebook. Although Wall Street may see it differently, Facebook's main task is not about making a quick buck. It's about slowly and methodically building a sustainable business.