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Square's IPO prospectus shows just how much the company needs a full-time CEO

4 pointsby onedevover 9 years ago

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uptownover 9 years ago
This article cites $56 million in losses from the Starbucks deal. Another post [1] cited it around $70 million. What was the angle here? Did they somehow not realize the financial hit this would incur as a result of the deal?<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.geekwire.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;square-lost-more-than-70m-on-deal-to-process-starbucks-transactions-filing-reveals&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.geekwire.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;square-lost-more-than-70m-on-de...</a>