On Jun 26, 2007, at 9:34 PM, William Chops Westfield wrote: > Before that, actually. Once you accept Venture Capital, > the VCs will insist on things being run a certain way. > cisco's initial (founding) CEO and CFO were let go > pretty much immediately after acquiring funding, and > the major founders didn't last too far past the IPO. Long enough for their options to vest, I'm sure... if they weren't immediately vested at IPO time. -- Nate Duehr nate@natetech.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist