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Web 2.0 Firms Taking Slower Route to IPOs

The new business model calls for a 'slow and easy' approach to going public

By Jim O'Neill, Newser User

Posted Mar 6, 2008 1:19 PM CST

(Newser) – Growing Web 2.0 companies like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Slide are biding their time before going public, making sure to run up their value as much as possible to fetch top dollar with an IPO, reports Business Week. It’s a far different approach than... Read full story »

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Web 2.0 Firms Taking Slower Route to IPOs

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