Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) stock has benefited from considerable growth since its IPO in 2012. The social media giant, then named Facebook after its flagship site, grew to become the leading social ...

Facebook (FB), now Meta Platforms Inc. (META), went public with its initial public offering (IPO) on May 18, 2012. The popular social networking company had one of the largest and most anticipated ...

The highly-anticipated Facebook IPO was plagued with problems, potentially costing thousands of dollars to many small investors and further damaging Wall Street's reputation on Main Street.

Is your company IPO-ready? Venture capitalist Lucy Marcus visits digits to discuss what lessons companies (and investors) can take away from the Facebook IPO. Photo: Getty Images.

Regardless of GM's decision to break up with Facebook, we're guessing that the news probably won't drown out much of the anticipation for the IPO. After all, it isn't every day that an Internet ...