"I have it from a very reliable source that Chadima went to another Idealab's startup.
Realy just a mangement shuffle within Idealab."You are mistaken. Check this
out from New.net's CEO, after badgering customers demanded an explanation:
"New.net
Message Board Fans and Foes:
Sorry for the delay in not responding to your question
regarding Steve Chadima that I believe was posted sometime this morning. As you know,
we have been the subject of rather vicious and ridiculous attacks on F*****Company
over the last few days, so we have been reluctant to weigh in much in order to avoid
furthering the string.
As for the substance of your specific question, yes, Steve
Chadima no longer works at New.net. He left the company on January 9 to pursue other
interests. Steve previously had expressed his desire to move on to another startup
to do what he does best -- help new exciting companies get launched, similar to what
he did for New.net one year ago. We have an excellent ongoing relationship with Steve,
and he remains a huge supporter of New.net. Please feel free to ask him yourself
by emailing Steve at steve@new.net, which he continues to check regularly.
I hope
that all of you will appreciate that we, like other private companies, do not make
a big public announcement every time an employee leaves the company. We have added
to our senior management team in recent months with the addition of John Labbett,
a top-flight CFO, and we plan to add another key member in the next couple of weeks.
New.net remains very strong, and continues to push ahead pursuing our mission of
expanding the availability of more descriptive and useful domain names.
I thank
our customers and supporters, and hope that we ultimately will succeed in convincing
even our fiercest detractors. We think we can best do this by continuing to build
our business, so as to lead by example, and we sometimes will resist the temptation
to get down in the mud where some people want to engage. Don't confuse this reluctance
to engage in explative-filled debate with lack of resolve, conviction or strength.
David Hernand
CEO, New.net"
It appears New.net customers are getting
the ax-handle, you-know-where!