Comments on: Zuckerberg (not) smarter than I thought http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/08/zuckerberg-is-smarter-than-i-thought/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:23:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Rob Hyndman http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/08/zuckerberg-is-smarter-than-i-thought/#comment-342124 Rob Hyndman Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:23:03 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/08/zuckerberg-is-smarter-than-i-thought/#comment-342124 LOL - there's a post in the reversal, I think. Is that coming? LOL - there's a post in the reversal, I think. Is that coming?

]]> By: Zuckerberg Sells $40 Million of Stock - The Unofficial Facebook Blog http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/08/zuckerberg-is-smarter-than-i-thought/#comment-336141 Zuckerberg Sells $40 Million of Stock - The Unofficial Facebook Blog Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:20:23 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/08/zuckerberg-is-smarter-than-i-thought/#comment-336141 [...] Larry and Sergey didn’t take a break when building Google. Most people are calling this a smart move and I have to agree. As Jim Cramer says, pigs get fatter while hogs get slaughtered. Do you think [...] [...] Larry and Sergey didn’t take a break when building Google. Most people are calling this a smart move and I have to agree. As Jim Cramer says, pigs get fatter while hogs get slaughtered. Do you think [...]

]]> By: Rob Hyndman http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/08/zuckerberg-is-smarter-than-i-thought/#comment-342123 Rob Hyndman Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:53:05 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/08/zuckerberg-is-smarter-than-i-thought/#comment-342123 What's interesting to me is that this demonstrates what admittedly is a painfully obvious fact - you are strongest when you have lots of alternatives. Hype and possible cash machine that FB is, Zuckerberg was in the driver's seat. And when you are, old "rules" - which, after all, in financing are all about how much you get and how much I therefore don't get - go out the window. What's interesting to me is that this demonstrates what admittedly is a painfully obvious fact - you are strongest when you have lots of alternatives. Hype and possible cash machine that FB is, Zuckerberg was in the driver's seat. And when you are, old “rules” - which, after all, in financing are all about how much you get and how much I therefore don't get - go out the window.

]]> By: Bob Warfield http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/08/zuckerberg-is-smarter-than-i-thought/#comment-342122 Bob Warfield Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:49:19 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/08/zuckerberg-is-smarter-than-i-thought/#comment-342122 It's a good move for all concerned if the consensus is to swing big for the fences. Taking enough off the table not to worry about liquidity leaves Zuckerberg ready to focus on the long haul.<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>BW It's a good move for all concerned if the consensus is to swing big for the fences. Taking enough off the table not to worry about liquidity leaves Zuckerberg ready to focus on the long haul.

Cheers,

BW

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