[akira2501]

> Nobody Cares

That's all an absurd and detached way of simply saying "keep your nose to the grindstone."

> How could I have figured out that there would be 221 IPOs in 2000 and 19 in 2001? Could anybody expect me to achieve a reasonable outcome given those circumstances?

What planet is this person from?

[eichin]

One where he was trying to raise more money after the early 2000 bubble exits; as a CEO working with a $900million valuation (source: random google hit from the book about loudcloud) he was probably also facing very little sympathy (nor did he particularly deserve any.)