Learning Curve (2013)
“2.5 With her head swimming with caffeine and the implications of her decision, Alison pulled the Prius onto the 280 on-ramp. The sun was bright in the blue sky, and the fog had retreated back over the hills. The freeway too was almost empty.
What do I do now? she asked herself. What do I tell my people? I’ve never managed an IPO before. Heck, I’ve never been in an IPO before.
All she knew about Going Public was what she had read, that it was a miserable experience that tore the company ...in two for months, as one management team took off on an exhausting global road show and another team stayed home and tried to run a fast-moving company with half the staff. Just as bad, the entire company would have to enter into a ‘Quiet Period,’ when any public statement, any unprecedented media coverage—good or bad—could anger the SEC, leading it to suspend the offering… with all of the damage to the company’s reputation and value that this would entail.MoreLess
What do I do now? she asked herself. What do I tell my people? I’ve never managed an IPO before. Heck, I’ve never been in an IPO before.
All she knew about Going Public was what she had read, that it was a miserable experience that tore the company ...in two for months, as one management team took off on an exhausting global road show and another team stayed home and tried to run a fast-moving company with half the staff. Just as bad, the entire company would have to enter into a ‘Quiet Period,’ when any public statement, any unprecedented media coverage—good or bad—could anger the SEC, leading it to suspend the offering… with all of the damage to the company’s reputation and value that this would entail.MoreLess
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