• LinkedIn Goes IPO, soon anyway

    Professional social network LinkedIn has just submitted its S-1 filing with the SEC, indicating that it will file for a public offering. The maximum proposed total offering price is $175 million but this is just a placeholder amount. The company also announced the filing on its blog. In terms of revenue, in the nine months ended September…

  • Groupon Worth $15B + Google offer $6B= No Sale

      The New York Times is reporting that  Groupon’s valuation to more than double the $6 billion Google offered for the company just months ago, at about $15 billion. From The New York Times: “An I.P.O, if it happens, will be a significant milestone for the young startup, led by 30-year-old founder Andrew Mason, whose quirky…