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Thu, Feb 2, 2012 -- 9:00 AM

Facebook's IPO


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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Social networking giant Facebook has filed the paperwork to begin selling public shares. The long-anticipated filing is the largest Internet public offering ever. The website, with 845 million users, is expected to be valued at between $75 and $100 billion. We discuss the potential impact of the IPO on users, Silicon Valley and the financial industry.

Host: Michael Krasny

Guests:

  • Dylan Tweney, executive editor of Venture Beat
  • Eric Goldman, associate professor at the Santa Clara University School of Law and director of the High Tech Law Institute
  • Mike Swift, staff writer for the San Jose Mercury News

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