Twitter's
successful debut is likely to stoke interest in other up -
and - coming consumer Internet
companies such as ride service Uber, scrapbooking site Pinterest, accommodation service Airbnb
and the payment start - up Square, all of which boast
private - market valuations well north of a billion dollars
and could go
public in the coming years.
Following the spinoff from Cendant, Realogy entered a period of
private equity ownership, during which Smith helped navigate the housing downturn
and recession,
and led the
company through one of the largest
and most
successful initial
public offerings of 2012.