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Case
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2012
(Revised from original 2011 version)
LinkedIn Corporation
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Francois Brochet and James Weber
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Abstract
The case is set at the end of the first public trading day of LinkedIn, an online professional network company. It provides information on the company's business model, financial statements, competitive landscape, and IPO terms, to help the reader critically assess the company's market valuation. In the context of strong investor appetite for social media companies (chief among which, Facebook) and fears of a new bubble driven by lofty expectations, can the firm's fundamentals justify its market price?
Citation:
Brochet, Francois, and James Weber. "LinkedIn Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 112-006, January 2012. (Revised from original October 2011 version.)