Comments on: A Billion Bucks in Google Shares http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/05/a_billion_bucks_in_google_shares.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a_billion_bucks_in_google_shares Thoughts on the intersection of search, media, technology, and more. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: mahlon http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/05/a_billion_bucks_in_google_shares.php#comment-21158 mahlon Wed, 04 May 2005 16:42:28 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/05/a_billion_bucks_in_google_shares.php#comment-21158 <p>Looks like TW already sold their stake at an average price of $185 per share. If their 5.1 million shares netted a $925M gain, then their cost was only about $18M, or less than four bucks a share. At that rate, I guess they can't be too upset that if they'd waited until today, their gain could have been 25% more with the stock trading at $228.</p> Looks like TW already sold their stake at an average price of $185 per share. If their 5.1 million shares netted a $925M gain, then their cost was only about $18M, or less than four bucks a share. At that rate, I guess they can’t be too upset that if they’d waited until today, their gain could have been 25% more with the stock trading at $228.

]]> By: capnken http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/05/a_billion_bucks_in_google_shares.php#comment-21157 capnken Wed, 04 May 2005 15:36:09 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/05/a_billion_bucks_in_google_shares.php#comment-21157 <p>Maybe TW should take that cash and double-down on LookSmart stock ... that would seem to be about their speed. </p> <p>Or maybe invest in an encryption system for their employee data?</p> Maybe TW should take that cash and double-down on LookSmart stock … that would seem to be about their speed.

Or maybe invest in an encryption system for their employee data?

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