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One big red flag for Facebook investors: Zuckerberg’s iron grip

  • Monday, May 21, 2012

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg controls the board of directors and about 58 percent of the votes in the company.

Facebook's initial public offering has sparked a number of debates about the effectiveness of social advertising and whether the company is failing to take advantage of mobile. But investors should be even more concerned about another issue: namely, the iron grip co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has over the shares of the company.

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