In the past year, according to Bloomberg data, U.S. technology IPOs offered up an average of 24% of company stock. LinkedIn is up 73% since its
IPO, and Bloomberg thinks Zynga Chief Executive Officer Mark Pincus is betting on a similar rise.
"Companies in this space realize there's a feeding frenzy afoot," David Menlow, president of research firm IPOfinancial.com, tells Bloomberg. "The risk is that as a CEO you believe you are better than you actually are. The reality may be something very different."