When Google Sold Equity Shares to the Public for the First

question 60

Multiple Choice

When Google sold equity shares to the public for the first time in 2004, it was one of Silicon Valley's most discussed, dissected and debated:

• A)scaling process.
• B)start-up companies.
• C)initial public offerings.
• D)aggregation ventures.

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