How tech and game devs should view stock options at tax time | Scott Chou interview
It’s a good year for employees to understand the value of their stock options, as tech initial public offerings are expected to make a...
Zynga: Beyond the IPO
Three years ago, Mark Pincus told me that he was going to make Zynga more valuable than EA within five years. It took him...
Zynga has acquired 15 companies so far this year
Zynga has acquired 15 companies so far this year, including a few it hasn’t announced. The information is included in an amendment to an...
Online game firm Nexon could raise $1.3B in IPO
South Korean online game publisher Nexon could raise nearly $1.3 billion in an initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, according to Reuters and...
Will Zynga fare better than Pandora, Groupon in its IPO?
Zynga, the game developer behind smash hits FarmVille and CityVille, is the most profitable Web 2.0 company that has filed to go public this...
Social game leader Zynga poised to file for an IPO?
Zynga, the dominant maker of social games on Facebook, is reportedly poised to file for its initial public offering, according to AllThingsD. Citing unnamed...
Angry Birds maker may go public in the coming years
Rovio just raised $42 million in venture capital funding a week ago. But the developer of the hot Angry Birds mobile game says it...
Russian investor finds niche in letting Facebook and others postpone IPOs
In years past, Silicon Valley companies were always in a rush to go public. But Yuri Milner, the founder of Russian investment firm DST,...