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Is Facebook Headed for a Face-plant?
- August 20, 2012
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: IPO, News, Social Networking, Stock Market
No CommentsOn August 16, 2012, upon the expiration of a lock-up agreement which covered about 271 million shares held by early employees and investors, Facebook shares dropped below $20 per share, or almost half of the IPO price of $38 per share. Today, it was announced that Facebook’s first institutional investor, Peter Thiel, exited his position
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Facebook IPO – The Rising Tide Has a Noticeable Undercurrent
- May 16, 2012
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Information Technology, IPO, News, Social Networking, Stock Market
Facebook’s pending IPO has become quite a spectacle. It is sure to meet published expectations. There is a real possibility that the IPO will result in a market capitalization in excess of $100 billion. This said, there are two underlying details that are cause for concern: 1) The exit of early investors, mostly venture capitalists. Some of
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Tesla IPO – Wave of the Future or the Beginning of Another Bubble?
- June 29, 2010
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Automotive, News
Tesla Motors, manufacturer of an electric luxury car, priced in excess of $100,000, beat expectations with its IPO, today, that gained more than 40% from its offering price. In fact, the Tesla IPO had the second-biggest first-day gain this year. The Tesla IPO comes at a time where investors are risk-adverse base bothered by market
