Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media

Bubble in Theory, Not Reality

Posted on 03. Jun, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

I read a somewhat interesting post on Reuters about LinkedIn’s recent IPO. In theory, LinkedIn’s first day price fluctuation and the week following the IPO, depicted a bubble. Three academics, Robert Jarrow, Younes Kchia, and Philip Protter, have created a model which they say proves their theory.

The paper they authored is currently being peer [...]

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Silicon Valley Recovery and Aftermath of LinkedIn IPO

Posted on 21. May, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

19th May, 2011 was a big day for LinkedIn and why wouldn’t it be? It was first in line up of social media companies to go public. Not only did they have their IPO but I think they capitalized big time on the hype and the economics of supply and demand. LinkedIn has been around [...]

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Social Media: Bubble in the Making

Posted on 11. Jan, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Most people are now speculating that there is a social media bubble. First, no one really cared because tech giants with tons of cash where buying tiny start-ups with no revenue in anticipation of future success. Now that Goldman Sachs is stepping up its game and betting that Facebook is worth $50 Billion by investing [...]

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