Saturday, May 19, 2012

New Facebook Millionaires Skirt Wealth Mistakes of Early Dotcommers


Sure, according to cnbc they say they want to change the world. But they also want to preserve their wealth.  The freshly minted tech millionaires and billionaires of Silicon Valley, including those benefitting from Facebook’s initial public offering today, are selling stock earlier and in larger numbers than previous generations of tech tycoons.

The sales are aimed at helping the new generation of tech insiders avoid the wealth destruction of the dot-com bust in the late 1990s, when many holders saw their fortunes vanish with the market crash.
Facebook CEO and Founder Mark Zuckerberg is selling shares worth more than $1 billion, though his stake in the company will still be worth more than $19 billion. ….

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