THI NGOC YEN TRUONG TU QUYNH NGUYEN HONG CAM BINH Summer 2012 An overview Facebook was realized on February 4, 2004 by an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur- Mark Elliot Zuckerberg. Facebook has said it will be valued at up to $96bn (£59bn) when it sells shares to investors this month in a record-breaking flotation. The first investment from Peter Thiel was $500,000 into Facebook. Facebook has minted four billionaires: Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo Saverin
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Facebook, who became a publicly traded company in May 2012, has seen a struggle in the ability to meet financial market’s expectations. The well-established social network is struggling to meet investors’ expectations and has a stock rate of -11.70%. For at least the fifth consecutive quarter, the social network’s revenue growth has shriveled while costs continue to rise. Facebook had an initial IPO of 38 dollars, but finished the regular session down 8.5% to 26.84 dollars. This document will conduct
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To: Dr. Nguyen From: Derek Su Date: November 22, 2015 Subject: Uber Extra Credit Project What is Uber? Uber Technologies Inc. is a network orchestrator, connecting passengers with drivers. Uber manages a network of drivers and passengers through a phone app. It also provides options and varieties in the transportation service. Business Model: Step 1 (Request a cab): The first step in the business model of Uber is about creating a demand. People have a smartphone app, which
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1 INTRODUCTION Since San Walton opened his first store in 1962, Wal-Mart has grown into a global retailer with more than 4,000 store in the United States and more than 6,000 internationally. According to Wal-Mart CEO, Mike Duke, Wal-Mart’s strategic focus areas are •Making sure the company has the best retail talent at every level of the organization by recruiting, developing and retaining the best associates; •Delivering on the productivity loop that enables Walmart to operate for less
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company is to continue its growth of 40% each year, the company will have to go public with an initial public offering (IPO) within the next three years. The purpose for this paper is to review Gene One’s decision to become a public company. Taking Gene One public would be a new venture for the senior team members, who realize that, collectively, they have zero experience with IPOs. This paper looks at the issues and opportunities Gene One is facing, stakeholder’s perspective and ethical dilemma
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Activists call for closure of No. 2 nuke power plant TAIPEI--Environmental groups staged a protest yesterday to urge the government to shut down the No. 2 nuclear power plant in northern Taiwan, citing concerns about the safety of the plant. The protesters gathered outside the Legislature, calling for the government to review the operations of the 30-year-old plant in Wanli, New Taipei City. They pointed out that in a routine safety check on March 16, the state-run Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower)
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Facebook & Yelp: A Platform for Redemption Blake Brown Arizona University Facebook & Yelp: A Platform for Redemption Introduction In 2004, private-equity firm Elevation Partners launched amid the fanfare of having U2’s Bono as a co-owner and a $1.9 billion investment fund. Bad bets on companies coupled with the high turnovers between some of the firm’s initial six founders, left Elevation Partners in a far too precarious of a state for their investors. Elevation initially promised
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Facebook Social Media Network Mission and Vision: The mission of the Facebook social media network seems logical and obvious to the users of the Facebook platform... "Facebook's mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected." Additionally, when the Facebook IPO was launched on the NASDAQ stock exchange, founder Mark Zuckerberg posted a vision statement of sorts on his own Facebook profile page which describes more about Facebook's vision, and
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Executive Summary: The fundamental problem that Twitter is currently facing is whether the current projection of future revenues and profits justify the current stock market valuation. The following analysis takes into consideration underlying factors in Twitter’s environment and provides recommendations for marketing-based solution. Company: Founded by Evan Williams in early 2006, Twitter was initially started as a status update project for Odeo Inc. Podcasting. Odeo was a podcasting form which
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Critical Analysis #2 Mark Pincus founded Zynga, a social game service provider company, in 2007. During the first few years, Zynga was very successful and generated a profit of almost $100 million with successful games such as FarmVille, Mafia Wars, and CityVille. However, in 2013, the number of Zynga users was rapidly decreasing. According to AppData, the MAUs (Monthly Average Users) for Zynga have fallen below 127 million, which was the lowest it has ever been. In addition, stock prices dropped
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