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I survived 2001, and even IPO'd! Lessons for weathering a downturn.

By Penny Herscher Apr. 21, 2008, 9:56am PT Comments Off

A market collapse, a cash crunch, and an IPO. I experienced it all in 2001. Now that another (even broader) recession is upon us, I offer my hard-earned lessons for “weathering through” uncertain economic times. (I write often about such topics my blog,Market Mine.) Back… Read More »

New Dog, Old Tricks: Quattrone Back in Banking

By Carleen Hawn Mar. 20, 2008, 11:45pm PT Comments Off

“Like a long drink of water after a drought” was how one tech executive described to me the news that former IPO kingpin Frank Quattrone is getting back into the i-banking business. Quattrone earlier this week announced he’s launching the Qatalyst Group, described in lush termsRead More »

Lesson in Reyes' Prison Sentence: Backdating ain't 'It.' Honesty is.

By Carleen Hawn Jan. 16, 2008, 3:42pm PT 5 Comments

I spent this morning in federal court in San Francisco, where Greg L. Reyes, the former CEO of Brocade Communications, and the first public company executive to be tried and convicted of fraud in the stock options accounting dragnet that began three years ago,… Read More »

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