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"The marketplace has seen some impressive initial public offerings (IPOs) come out of the tech world in recent years \u2014 LinkedIn, Groupon and Zynga to name a few, with Facebook waiting in the wings.\nBut what does \"going public\" actually entail? What's at stake for these companies? How much does it cost? What are the risks, and what sort of paperwork is required?\n\n\nSEE ALSO: 10 Biggest Internet IPOs of the Last 10 Years\n\nIf you're confused by all the business lingo, check out the video above, created by our friend Jeremiah Warren. It breaks the average IPO down to its nuts and blots.\nStill have questions? Leave them in the comments below and our business writers will answer post haste.\nImage courtesy of iStockphoto, sitox\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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