Word: ipos
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...sure, despite his denials, the Science Guy), wanted to interview me for a job at his new Internet start-up. He was vague on details about the company and said he couldn't tell me its name. He did, however, mention (a number of times) that it is pre-IPO. That was exactly how I dreamed it would happen...
Still, this company might IPO, so I tried to impress him with funny ways to use the bowie knife bit. I was halfway to developing a sitcom in which the wacky dictator's catchphrase was "Shut up, or I'll give you a head stabbing," when Tim told me the job he was offering me wasn't writing jokes, but controlling the site's content and managing a group of 30 producers. I asked Tim if it concerned him that I had no experience in technology, entertainment or managing people. "I'd much rather take a risk on a young...
Despite the IPO and great salary, I was pretty sure I didn't want the job. That's because I realized the phrases "new challenges" and "learning a new skill set" actually meant "work." In fact, this whole proposition sounded suspiciously like it might involve doing stuff, compared with my current job, which mostly involves pretending not to know about Eritrea so I can be free to write about pornography...
President of The Crimson while at Harvard, Meislin currently runs New York Times Digital, the company that operates The Times on the web. Two weeks ago, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., the publisher of The Times, announced that the digital division would file for an initial public offering (IPO) under a separate tracking stock...
...take solace in, of all things, the long view. Forget the NASDAQ and going public, Karl says. Last year's IPO darling is this year's sinkhole. What matters is our 2003 bottom line, and that means--sing along, kids--building a great business by continually improving our products and better serving our customers' needs...