Comments on: Zuckerberg Leaks the Numbers http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/ The Unofficial Facebook Blog - Facebook News and More! Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:48:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mike http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-7103 Mike Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:23:03 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-7103 Your agenda? Your agenda?

]]> By: Duane Brown http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-7102 Duane Brown Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:42:00 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-7102 Mark gave out the numbers because he has no other choice if he raises the employee numbers and they all become shareholders. If Facebook has more than 500 shareholders, they have to start reporting like a public company or do an IPO. This is one of the reasons Google had to do an IPO.... I believe. Plus, it's his company and though most private company's done share their numbers, doesn't mean he can't or that it's a bad thing. He said he wanted to be more open after the 60 minutes piece and maybe this is his start. Mark gave out the numbers because he has no other choice if he raises the employee numbers and they all become shareholders. If Facebook has more than 500 shareholders, they have to start reporting like a public company or do an IPO. This is one of the reasons Google had to do an IPO…. I believe.

Plus, it’s his company and though most private company’s done share their numbers, doesn’t mean he can’t or that it’s a bad thing. He said he wanted to be more open after the 60 minutes piece and maybe this is his start.

]]> By: Mike http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-15081 Mike Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:23:03 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-15081 Your agenda? Your agenda?

]]> By: Duane Brown http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-15080 Duane Brown Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:42:00 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-15080 Mark gave out the numbers because he has no other choice if he raises the employee numbers and they all become shareholders. If Facebook has more than 500 shareholders, they have to start reporting like a public company or do an IPO. This is one of the reasons Google had to do an IPO.... I believe.<br><br>Plus, it's his company and though most private company's done share their numbers, doesn't mean he can't or that it's a bad thing. He said he wanted to be more open after the 60 minutes piece and maybe this is his start. Mark gave out the numbers because he has no other choice if he raises the employee numbers and they all become shareholders. If Facebook has more than 500 shareholders, they have to start reporting like a public company or do an IPO. This is one of the reasons Google had to do an IPO…. I believe.

Plus, it's his company and though most private company's done share their numbers, doesn't mean he can't or that it's a bad thing. He said he wanted to be more open after the 60 minutes piece and maybe this is his start.

]]> By: Greg http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-7093 Greg Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:28:06 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-7093 Your post's title is not accurate (and worth fixing). Mark is not the source of the leak. One may disagree with how he manages his employees, but it was the person(s) that shared the dial-in number that showed an error in judgment. I'd bet that Mark is more disappointed in the loss of trust than he is actually revealing the numbers. Your post’s title is not accurate (and worth fixing). Mark is not the source of the leak.

One may disagree with how he manages his employees, but it was the person(s) that shared the dial-in number that showed an error in judgment. I’d bet that Mark is more disappointed in the loss of trust than he is actually revealing the numbers.

]]> By: Greg http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-15079 Greg Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:28:06 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-15079 Your post's title is not accurate (and worth fixing). Mark is not the source of the leak. <br><br>One may disagree with how he manages his employees, but it was the person(s) that shared the dial-in number that showed an error in judgment. I'd bet that Mark is more disappointed in the loss of trust than he is actually revealing the numbers. Your post's title is not accurate (and worth fixing). Mark is not the source of the leak.

One may disagree with how he manages his employees, but it was the person(s) that shared the dial-in number that showed an error in judgment. I'd bet that Mark is more disappointed in the loss of trust than he is actually revealing the numbers.

]]> By: Can Social Networks Be Monetized Effectively? - Covering All That's Social All the Web http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-7084 Can Social Networks Be Monetized Effectively? - Covering All That's Social All the Web Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:57:41 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-7084 [...] far, Facebook’s model is unproven and when Zuckerberg spilled the beans yesterday about their projected revenues for 2008 it appears that they don’t expect much of [...] [...] far, Facebook’s model is unproven and when Zuckerberg spilled the beans yesterday about their projected revenues for 2008 it appears that they don’t expect much of [...]

]]> By: David R. Strachan http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-7083 David R. Strachan Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:11:41 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-7083 The main problem is the precedent it sets. Analysts and pundits will expecting such disclosures in the future, and if they are not forthcoming, or are hedged, this is the same as bad news. It certainly would seem to indicate that FB has no plans for an IPO anytime in the forseeable future. Based on 2008 est. $50 million EBITDA and an estimated valuation of $15 billion, the implied forward P/E ratio is about 300. The main problem is the precedent it sets. Analysts and pundits will expecting such disclosures in the future, and if they are not forthcoming, or are hedged, this is the same as bad news. It certainly would seem to indicate that FB has no plans for an IPO anytime in the forseeable future. Based on 2008 est. $50 million EBITDA and an estimated valuation of $15 billion, the implied forward P/E ratio is about 300.

]]> By: David R. Strachan http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-15078 David R. Strachan Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:11:41 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-15078 The main problem is the precedent it sets. Analysts and pundits will expecting such disclosures in the future, and if they are not forthcoming, or are hedged, this is the same as bad news. It certainly would seem to indicate that FB has no plans for an IPO anytime in the forseeable future. Based on 2008 est. $50 million EBITDA and an estimated valuation of $15 billion, the implied forward P/E ratio is about 300. The main problem is the precedent it sets. Analysts and pundits will expecting such disclosures in the future, and if they are not forthcoming, or are hedged, this is the same as bad news. It certainly would seem to indicate that FB has no plans for an IPO anytime in the forseeable future. Based on 2008 est. $50 million EBITDA and an estimated valuation of $15 billion, the implied forward P/E ratio is about 300.

]]> By: Baher http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-7082 Baher Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:41:44 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/zuckerberg-leaks-the-numbers/#comment-7082 Even a young man like Mark knows that what he disclosed at the meeting is considered critical and usually-secretive information and would definitely be leaked out, so I think Facebook guys wanted this info to be out for some reason. I wrote about it on my blog http://technozzle.com/?p=76 Even a young man like Mark knows that what he disclosed at the meeting is considered critical and usually-secretive information and would definitely be leaked out, so I think Facebook guys wanted this info to be out for some reason.

I wrote about it on my blog http://technozzle.com/?p=76

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