Reddit Falls Short of Ad Growth Targets Ahead of Likely 2024 IPOreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.world – 1183 points – 6 months agotheinformation.com282Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentThat's still enough to tank an IPO.Yep, in the face of the infinite growth monster, anything other than exceeding expectations is seen as a failure"We see here you're up 5%, but you were up 5% last year too, so you're dead now." -CapitalismI still remember a line from a boss I had in one of my very first "real" jobs. "I expect you to exceed my expectations." I didn't bother pointing out the problem there. I also didn't stay working for her for very long. :)Yup it's all about expected growth.Can you buy puts on an IPO?
That's still enough to tank an IPO.Yep, in the face of the infinite growth monster, anything other than exceeding expectations is seen as a failure"We see here you're up 5%, but you were up 5% last year too, so you're dead now." -CapitalismI still remember a line from a boss I had in one of my very first "real" jobs. "I expect you to exceed my expectations." I didn't bother pointing out the problem there. I also didn't stay working for her for very long. :)Yup it's all about expected growth.Can you buy puts on an IPO?
Yep, in the face of the infinite growth monster, anything other than exceeding expectations is seen as a failure"We see here you're up 5%, but you were up 5% last year too, so you're dead now." -CapitalismI still remember a line from a boss I had in one of my very first "real" jobs. "I expect you to exceed my expectations." I didn't bother pointing out the problem there. I also didn't stay working for her for very long. :)
I still remember a line from a boss I had in one of my very first "real" jobs. "I expect you to exceed my expectations." I didn't bother pointing out the problem there. I also didn't stay working for her for very long. :)
That's still enough to tank an IPO.
Yep, in the face of the infinite growth monster, anything other than exceeding expectations is seen as a failure
"We see here you're up 5%, but you were up 5% last year too, so you're dead now."
-Capitalism
I still remember a line from a boss I had in one of my very first "real" jobs. "I expect you to exceed my expectations."
I didn't bother pointing out the problem there. I also didn't stay working for her for very long. :)
Yup it's all about expected growth.
Can you buy puts on an IPO?