Friday, February 3, 2012

Facebook IPO May Yield World's Most Lucrative Art Turns Graffiti Artist David Choe Into MultiMillionaire artist took stock now multimillionaire In color this graffiti richly rewarded Making It Rain On Them IPHoes Paid Stock Options To Paint Office Will Cash Out For $200 Milli As The Social Network Hits NYSE!! [Pics] Who Thought Was 'Ridiculous' Just Made Million Painting with Erotic in 2005 [Ipos] Founders to Decorators Riches

Facing facts: smart move makes artist a multimillionaire SAN FRANCISCO: The graffiti artist who took Facebook stock instead of cash for painting the walls of the social network's first headquarters made a smart move. The shares owned by the artist, David Choe, are expected to be worth more than $US200 million ($187 million) when Facebook stock trades publicly this year. Facebook IPO: 5 things you should know about David Choe, insta-millionaire artist One of the most interesting stories to come out of the Facebook IPO windfall is that of David Choe, the scrappy street artist who was given the choice of cash or stock for the murals he created in the company's first headquarters. Read full article >> Mark Zuckerberg, David Choe collaborate on graffiti art for Facebook offices Choe first painted the social network's offices in 2005 It was a reunion of sorts when Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and West Coast graffiti artist David Choe joined forces to paint the walls of Facebook's new offices. The Facebook IPO Players Club: David Choe They were doing just fine before, but the biggest of Facebook's minority owners are about to be catapulted into a far more elite bracket. As we ponder what they'll do with with new millions (around $200 million for the... colorful and creative David Choe), here's a look at what got them where they are today. Who he is: David Choe, the New York Times says , is a "very successful artist with ... Graffiti artist to become multi-millionaire thanks to Facebook bet in 2005 Artist David Choe painted some murals in Facebook's offices back in 2005. When asked about how he'd like to be paid for his work, he had a 50/50 choice. His decision looks set to make him a multi-millionaire. Facebook IPO Turns L.A. Street Artist David Choe Into A Multi-Millionaire When Los Angeles-based street artist David Choe took a stock offer over money years ago, it's likely he didn't expect it to pay out like this. In Facebook IPO, color this graffiti artist richly rewarded David Choe, who took shares instead of a few thousand dollars to adorn Facebook's walls in 2005, stands to make hundreds of millions of dollars from Facebook's IPO. David Choe Just Made $200 Million For Painting Facebook Office with Erotic Art in 2005 [Ipos] # ipos If then-President of Facebook Sean Parker had come to you in 2005, asked you to paint his new offices with a bunch of cocks , and then offered to pay you in either a few thousand dollars in cold hard cash or just the equivalent in company stock, you would probably have gone for the cash, right? Particularly if the company seemed on the whole sort of "pointless" to you, as it did to so ... Artist for $200m Facebook windfall Graffiti artist, David Choe, who painted murals on the walls of Facebook's US HQ seven years ago is set to reap up to $200 million. Facebook IPO: Graffiti Artist David Choe Stands To Score $200 Million When Facebook stock publicly trades later this year , scads of people will turn into billionaires and millionaires seemingly overnight. One person who stands to gain an estimated $200 million is graffiti artist David Choe, who, in lieu of payment, was given shares of Facebook after his work adorned the walls at the first Facebook headquarters back in 2005. According to Fast Company , "In 2005 ...
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