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Google Considering IPO Auction Online

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the raising-the-funds dept.

HackerStickers writes "An article in the Financial Times states that Google could be considering doing their IPO online via an auction versus the standard methods of raising funds early next year. The article points out that auctioning it could bring in a larger chunk of cash for the company. Would you bid on a piece of Google?"

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  1. Yeah, I would... by WIAKywbfatw · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd pay $20 a share for a stake. Uhh, I mean $22. No, wait, make that $24. Did I say $24? Darn, I meant $26. No, I take that back, what I really meant was...

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  2. Sure they'll get more money. . . by Fritz+Benwalla · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course they'll make more money with a Google-run auction:

    "I bid twenty dollars per share"

    Did you mean: thirty dollars per share?

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