Asking this is like asking if Google should have IPO'd at a mere ~$35B valuation back in 2004. They could have got 10x that today! Obviously, as time progresse

Asking this is like asking if Google should have IPO'd at a mere ~$35B valuation back in 2004. They could have got 10x that today! Obviously, as time progresses, a successful company's value will grow. But there's also risk. The real question was if $1 billion that day was better than $5 billion in a year? When you're not already a millionaire, the answer is probably yes. Even sweeter of a deal when you get the mentorship of Facebook to help your business grow and improve your likelihood of success.