Do you want to start a cool new company and hit it big? As with everything else, the three most important factors appear to be location, location and location. According to a report by TechCrunch, the top 10 are: 1. …
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Social media growth markets: Mexico, India, Brazil, Russia, China
This is good news for Facebook. The company needs to figure out how to reach China’s billion people in order to truly tap the last unavailable new market, and anyone who has read the Facebook IPO filings knows the company …
Facebook’s revenue growth to come after the IPO
Facebook still has the potential to generate significant revenue gains after it goes public, even if it can’t maintain its current rate of user base growth. With 845 mn users, there are obvious constraints, but revenue is a different story. …
Facebook IPO: new insights
Facebook filed an amended S-1 this week and offers some new insights into the company. Average time on site is up 14 percent from January 2011 to January 2012, and around 15 mn users bought virtual goods using Facebook Payments …
BATS to answer questions, pay dividend before IPO
BATS Global Markets is getting ready for its IPO, and the SEC has asked for more information. According to BusinessWeek, it’s looking for ‘information on the types of orders customer use on its venues.’ The news came in the latest …
Brasil Travel yanks IPO, leaves market in question
A travel IPO was supposed to kick the Brazil IPO market into high gear. But, it didn’t happen. Only questions remain. According to the FT, travel start-up Brasil Travel Turismo e Participações was supposed to go public, but it yanked …
Midas Medici Group Holdings files for NYSE Amex
Brazil-focused Midas Medici Group Holdings filed for a $19 mn IPO. The tech company is planning to sell 8.2 mn shares, 28 percent from insiders, priced $3 to $4 each. Look for the company to list under the symbol WATT …
Facebook still has a secret weapon [SPONSORED]
When you look through the list of risk factors in the Facebook IPO filing, one stands out: mobile. The company has yet to make a big push into the mobile space, and its existing mobile applications haven’t been a revenue …
Twitter gains momentum in Brazil
Historically, Brazil has been a tough nut to crack for the top social media companies. Facebook still sees it as a growth market, as revealed in its S-1 this week, and it is finally starting to make inroads. Now, Twitter …
Facebook to hit 1 BILLION USERS right before IPO
Mark Zuckerberg might not shed a tear for his lost market share in the UK. The Facebook CEO has plenty of other people to help take him up to a billion users … by August of this year. According to …