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Google's irrational IPO
Most media reported that Google was seeking to raise 2.7 billion in its IPO. Actually they are seeking to raise, $2,718,281,828. An odd number? No, an irrational one. The mathematicians in the audience are by now rolling in the aisles. Still puzzled? Log on here.
Posted by Alex Tabarrok on May 1, 2004 at 05:06 PM in Current Affairs | Permalink
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