
We might not get a cut of this deal, but there’s a lot we can learn from it

We might not get a cut of this deal, but there’s a lot we can learn from it
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I received some important news from CNBC’s Kate Kelly about the potential IPO of the social gaming company behind Farmville called Zynga. Kelly reported details of a mass evaluation that may be associated with an offering. Zynga is planning to file its IPO registration documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission as early as tomorrow. The gamemaker is based in San Francisco and aims to secure between $1.5 billion and $2 billion dollars.
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There’s so much action going on in Facebook right now, you’d think the company’s public. But, it’s not. Goldman Sachs has taken a piece of the company for $450 million and made a hefty amount available to its investors. The company is looking into the prospect of helping its employees unload another billion dollars worth of stock. Along the way, Facebook’s pre-IPO valuation has soared up to $50 billion with the employee-related transaction likely to put the company’s overall price at $60 billion. And now, one of the biggest venture capital players in the business is taking a taste.

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.

Everyone thinks Facebook might have to dish on its own books. Here’s why they’re wrong.