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15 years later and he's still trying to spin his terrible negotiating into a positive. Company worth $80 million. Buyout offer at $125 million. Hold out for
by Steko 15y ago
15 years later and he's still trying to spin his terrible negotiating into a positive.
Company worth $80 million.
Buyout offer at $125 million.
Hold out for $275 million.
Get nothing and go out of business.
- jstanderfer 15y agoThis isn't completely accurate is Be Inc. did successfully IPO in 1999 and won a lawsuit against Microsoft.
- _delirium 15y agoYeah, even the investors who didn't cash out at the IPO did eventually end up with $35 million for the company: $11 million from the 2001 asset sale to Palm, and $24 million from the 2002 settlement with Microsoft.