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May 6, 2012

Facebook by the Numbers: A Pre-IPO Rundown

Dustin Curtis, dcurt.is

I like to look at raw numbers every once in a while, without external influence, to recalibrate my ability to judge the magnitude of things. Here are some of the numbers from Facebook's most recent S-1 filing (published on May 3rd) which I think are important as metrics to compare against when thinking about relative success and opportunity. (Sources are at the bottom.)

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TAGGED: IPO, Facebook

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