garyp
07-29-2004, 05:44 AM
Article (http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/9260876.htm)
Dining on chilled marinated chicken breast and grilled salmon, investors and analysts heard a 20-minute presentation by Brin, Page, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt and Chief Financial Officer George Reyes. The ballroom, which had been booked for 1,200 people, held fewer than 800 people, attendees said.
The Google founders, escorted by bodyguards to the meeting, didn't talk about future products, earnings or strategy, people who attended the meeting said. Brin and Page made no comments as to what the price of the IPO may be or when the share sale may happen. Reporters were barred from the meeting.
``Given the hype and hoopla surrounding the IPO I thought the presentation failed to live up to expectations,'' said Eric Grollman, an analyst who attended the meeting and asked that his firm not be named.
Dining on chilled marinated chicken breast and grilled salmon, investors and analysts heard a 20-minute presentation by Brin, Page, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt and Chief Financial Officer George Reyes. The ballroom, which had been booked for 1,200 people, held fewer than 800 people, attendees said.
The Google founders, escorted by bodyguards to the meeting, didn't talk about future products, earnings or strategy, people who attended the meeting said. Brin and Page made no comments as to what the price of the IPO may be or when the share sale may happen. Reporters were barred from the meeting.
``Given the hype and hoopla surrounding the IPO I thought the presentation failed to live up to expectations,'' said Eric Grollman, an analyst who attended the meeting and asked that his firm not be named.