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Anyone Who Still Thinks LinkedIn's IPO Pop Was Good Should Look At Amazon
Two weeks ago, Wall Street drastically underpriced LinkedIn's IPO , costing the company and its selling shareholders about $200 million in lost proceeds. In the wake of this, many in Silicon Valley and elsewhere, including LinkedIn investor Peter Thiel , have begun to observe that IPO "pops"--a huge jump in the price of the stock on the first day of trading--are bad, not good.
LinkedIn's IPO success is certainly important to the company and its backers, but the more lasting impact will be within technology at large. By Jonathan Tower, contributor In the 72 hours since LinkedIn went public, we've heard sweeping re-assessments of technology markets in general, and the prospects for consumer web/social media IPOs in particular.
Did we just have a LinkedIn moment? - Term Sheet
What LinkedIn IPO means for private markets? - The Term Sheet: Fortune's deals blog Term Sheet
Over the past week, I've argued that the LinkedIn ( LNKD ) IPO would be the first major validation test of private secondary markets.PETER THIEL: Wall Street Screwed LinkedIn, Mispriced IPO
The Wall Street banks that took LinkedIn (LNKD) public drastically underpriced the IPO, screwing the company and its selling shareholders out of ~$200 million.
Post IPO analysis - Henry Blodget
LinkedIn's blockbuster IPO has triggered a predictable reaction: Howls of outrage that the valuation is obviously "insane" and that we're right back in a tech bubble again.
The following is written by an institutional investor who bought LinkedIn's stock (LNKD) on the IPO and is hanging on to the shares.
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Leena Rao currently works as a writer for TechCrunch.
LinkedIn IPO Shares Pop 84 Percent On First Trade, Opens With $7.8B Market Cap
LinkedIn Corp: NYSE:LNKD quotes & news - Google Finance
LinkedIn Corporation (LinkedIn) is a professional network on the Internet with more than 90 million members in over 200 countries and territories. Through the Company’s platform, members are able to create, manage and share their professional identity online, build and engage with their professional network, access shared knowledge and insights, and find business opportunities. Its platform provides members with solutions, including applications and tools, to search, connect and communicate with business contacts, learn about career opportunities, join industry groups, research organizations and share information.
Leena Rao currently works as a writer for TechCrunch. She recently finished graduate school at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she studied business journalism and videography. From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City.
LinkedIn Closes At $94 Per Share, With $8.9 Billion Market Cap
LINKEDIN IPO: Stock Priced Too Low
That means folks like us get to write breathless stories about how much money investors are making and how everyone's partying like it's 1999.Shortly after ringing the bell on the New York Stock Exchange, LinkedIn’s CEO Jeff Weiner talked to Bloomberg Television about the IPO and the company’s future plans. You can watch the full video here.
LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner ‘Very Comfortable’ With IPO Price
The IPO of social-network LinkedIn will be priced Thursday .
Sorry, LinkedIn’s IPO Is NOT Proof Of A New Tech Bubble
LINKEDIN IPO: Here Are Wall Street's Real Estimates
$45 a share is a valuation of about $4.5 billion. So, assuming a modest pop, LinkedIn will likely be valued at about $5 billion in the aftermarket.Will LinkedIn’s IPO Create Secondary-Market Hysteria? - Venture Capital Dispatch - WSJ
By Scott AustinBefore you go and buy LinkedIn ( LNKD ) shares at the IPO price of $45 - a $4 billion valuation ( Ed: Shares are now trading hands at $83), it's worth looking to see what else you could get for the money. So here's my top 5 list of things to buy for $4 billion: 5.