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Groupon valuation set to DWARF LinkedIn’s. Check out these 10 crazy facts about the next huge IPO!

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It’s pretty nice to make your own rules. When it comes to valuation, a number of factors come into play, and how the rest of the world perceives you is one of them. If potential investors, bankers and analysts don’t think your company will meet their expectations, your optimistic self-assessment will be worthless.

So, another Facebook auction? One company is keeping its mouth shut tight.

Hey, what’s cooler than a $500 million investment? Tom Johansmeyer takes a look at the future of Facebook investments.

Virtual Goods gold rush is in its early stages, however, the nascent market is showing promise to one day become a major revenue source for Social Networks and Social Games. Engage Digital Media, a market research firm with specialization in virtual goods research, is reporting that more than $1.38 billion were invested in 87 virtual [...]

Yelp, the local business search and review site, is said to be in talks to raise additional financing instead of getting acquired or having a go at the IPO. According to reports Yelp is in talks with Elevation Partners – a major investor in Palm Inc., for the new round of funding. What’s significant about the round is the fact that it may include an option for employees and investors to sell their shares to the investors.
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