Did David Choe keep his Facebook stock?
David held on to his Facebook shares for more than 10 years. He believed in the ability of the Facebook president Sean Parker, who was the young guy behind Napster – the peer-to-peer music revolution back in the early 2000s.
How much Facebook stock did David Choe get?
Rather than take cash, Choe accepted Facebook stock. When Facebook went public in 2012, his equity was worth $200M. Choe accepted the opportunity to paint for Facebook, despite telling Howard Stern, “Facebook was a joke.” Previously, Choe painted murals in offices in Palo Alto.
Who is the man behind the Facebook murals at Facebook’s headquarters?
In 2005, after Parker became president of then-fledgling start-up Facebook, he hired Choe to deck out its original headquarters in Silicon Valley with murals.
How much did David Choe make in Facebook IPO?
Feb. 9, 2012— — David Choe, the 35-year-old muralist who made an estimated $200 million in the Facebook IPO, is bothered by the hype surrounding his newfound money. Watch the full story on Barbara Walters’ interview with Choe on “Nightline” tonight at 11:35 p.m./10:35 CT “You can’t buy your privacy back,” Choe told Barbara Walters.
How did Choe turn Facebook into a multimillionaire?
He took the stock. When Facebook went public at $38 a share in 2012, his stock options were worth $200 million, making him a bona fide multimillionaire. (Today the common stock is at more than $171 per share.) The windfall afforded Choe more than a little spending money. He used it in unique ways.
How did Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg become a multimillionaire?
He took the stock. When Facebook went public at $38 a share in 2012, his stock options were worth $200 million, making him a bona fide multimillionaire. (Today the common stock is at more than $171 per share.) The windfall afforded Choe more than a little spending money.
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