When Facebook was just starting out in 2005 an artist painted murals for them. He asked for $60,000. They offered the option taking Facebook stock instead. He took the stock. The following article was published in 2017.
It was a risky decision. As Choe told Stern, at that time “Facebook was a joke.” There was no guarantee that the business would amount to anything and his shares could wind up worthless. He took the stock. When Facebook went public at $38 a share in 2012, his stock options were worth $200 million, making him a bona fide multimillionaire. Today the common stock is at more than $171 per share.
Meta stock right now is $676.49.
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Is every single male even remotely connected to tech like this?..
Choe and his work have also been the subject of controversy. In June, a newly finished mural by Choe in New York City’s Bowery neighborhood was almost immediately tagged over, reportedly as protest against his alleged history of sexaul assault.
Whenever there’s a story about tech and the man is notable at all - I need to remember to scroll to the bottom of the article to see if there are sexual abuse claims.
When Facebook was just starting out in 2005 an artist painted murals for them. He asked for $60,000. They offered the option taking Facebook stock instead. He took the stock. The following article was published in 2017.
Meta stock right now is $676.49.
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Is every single male even remotely connected to tech like this?..
Fucking…. I don’t get it. It’s so easy to not sexually assault people. wtf is wrong with these men?
Whenever there’s a story about tech and the man is notable at all - I need to remember to scroll to the bottom of the article to see if there are sexual abuse claims.
Someone should make a browser extension for that.
It’s also easy to just do it and get away with it. Statistics on this speak a very clear language.