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dm8 on Oct 3, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Twitter files S-1 with the SEC

Doing IPO means raising money from public markets. So with IPO money, they believe they can buy lot of companies, hire people and make it really profitable business.

FB/Google/LinkedIn didn't have to go public but they had to due to SEC regulations and/or their existing investors.

MichaelGG on Oct 3, 2013 [–]

Haven't they already raised over a billion dollars have have over 1000 employees?

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