Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Facebook IPO from an european point of view

What are your thoughts on the upcoming Facebook IPO? Here is a short article from Deutsche Welle on that topic. This is what stands out for me
  1. Users access Facebook more on their mobile devices than on PC's/laptops
  2. Facebook has no access to Chinese Market
  3. Mark Zuckerberg will hold a 57% share
Is this really a recipe for success? With regards to the sky high evaluation it would be good to know that Facebook can keep growing into the Chinese Market. How about  having more influence on the top level of Facebook?
I keep thinking of Yahoo! They were highly valued by Wall Street at one point ... and look where they are today. This might be different but I would be careful anyway.