IPO Rocket.com

Shakira asks:

I have the chance to buy some pre-ipo shares in a company that is planning to go public in about 2 years. There are 500 mil shares in the company and it seems like a high number of shares to have offered before event going public. Any thoughts, advice or opinions?

Barrett asks:

I have been advised that they are pre IPO shares and should invest in them - any views?

Garnett asks:

I recently came across “pre-ipo” opportunity while job searching. What does this mean?

Would you recommend that I apply for this or not? How is it different from other opportunities?

Bobbie asks:

www.alibaba.com, the trading (B2B, B2C, C2C) platform is going public in the next few days. I’d like to buy some shares but not sure where I can get them.
The company will be listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange and I am based in the US

thanks

Benedict asks:

I have a friend working in a company that has not disclosed the total number of outstanding shares to him. They have offered him X stocks without disclosing the total float. Is that information available some where. Does the company have to file that information with an regulatory body if they are not publicly traded. If so, where can I find this information.

Thanks

Helene asks:

to add more what if the stocks that are holded by the employee are US stocks but the company and the employee are in India. In this case how does it work out.

Vannessa asks:

Is there a place or Data base where I can check , What are all the companies going to IPO in next couple of years ? What is the usual practice to find the company names which got lot of potential either going to IPO or taken over by some other company ?