May 10, 2004

Google Files to Go Public

  • A Quirky Brilliance vs. the Dreams of Venture CapitalistsWSJ says Google IPO could go dutch auction.
  • Google IPO Auction as Ebay
  • Google Files to Go Public
  • Text of Open Letter from Google's Founders
  • SEC filing
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  • WSJ reports: Jack Ciesielski, publisher of Analyst's Accounting Observer, says Google added $75.4 million to its deferred-compensation account during the first quarter ... one million options ... estimates that Google figured the excess value of the options at $75. Those options carry an average exercise price of $16.28 ... Google valued its shares at roughly $91.
  • Google's secret question: 'What is the most important property of Google in 2008, besides search? Any guesses? Does figuring out the answer lead to insider trading?'"
  • Google IPO Tests Theories On Auctions
  • What's Google's Secret Weapon? An Army of Ph.D.'s
  • Google Edits Its Prospectus to Highlight Risk of Loss