Stacey L. Bell

July 1, 2001

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MAKING AN Entrance

Originally Published MX July/August 2001

Finance

IPO veterans relay what it's really like to take your company public.

Stacey L. Bell

A few days shine more brightly than others in a company's history: the day a new product wins FDA approval, the day a company's first sale is made, and the days a firm's stock is priced and then begins trading publicly.

"You're tickled pink on pricing day," says Nassib Chamoun, president and CEO of Aspect Medical Systems Inc. (Newton, MA). "It's payoff day. You get to see the result of all your hard work. It's a phenomenal feeling—right up there with the next day, when your stock starts to trade."

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