04.29.04

Google IPO

Posted in Business and Economy at 10:29 pm by Jeff

Whether Google can retain it’s independent spirit and creative atmosphere as a public company remains to be seen. Sergey and Larry will do all they can to keep it that way. Their opening letter for the upcoming share auction reads like a revolutionary manifesto. Here’s my favorite quote:

A management team distracted by a series of short term targets is as pointless as a dieter stepping on a scale every half hour.

Full text: letter from Google’s founders

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