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    felixsalmon:

    Elizabeth, if you want me to take you to lunch somewhere nice, you’re first going to have to win a bet. Which, I’m still waiting for you to propose something.

    Are you betting against the new luxury mag? Cuz I’ll take that one. I say it’s still around in a year—and it’s profitable. Your move.

    I’ll take that bet. Tell me how you’re defining “profitable” — beyond “Jared told me” — and I’ll come up with some stakes.

    *POPS POPCORN*

    I define it as revenues exceeding expenses.

    And Jared doesn’t have to tell me; I see the books, manage editorial budgets, approve expenses and go to monthly P&L meetings. (I asked to see the books before I took the job as well.) So unless Felix wants to suggest that the NYO is fabricating financial statements and entire budget meetings exclusively for my benefit, I’m pretty sure I know the details. I don’t have a good idea re: how to validate for Felix’s benefit, but I’m sure we can come up with something.

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    1. spiers reblogged this from felixsalmon
    2. felixsalmon reblogged this from spiers and added:
      OK, I think we have the bones of a bet here. If the first year’s revenues exceed the first year’s expenses, you win. We...
    3. inothernews reblogged this from youngmanhattanite
    4. youngmanhattanite reblogged this from spiers and added:
      *POOPS POOPCORN*
    5. spiers reblogged this from theawl and added:
      I define it as revenues exceeding expenses. And Jared doesn’t have to tell me; I see the books, manage editorial...
    6. fimoculous reblogged this from spiers and added:
      Oh god, no way. Spiers will win...one. No one kills a magazine
    7. theawl reblogged this from felixsalmon
    8. felixsalmon reblogged this from spiers and added:
      I’ll take that bet. Tell me how you’re defining “profitable” — beyond “Jared told me” — and I’ll come up with some...
    9. coxlarei reblogged this from felixsalmon
    10. spiers reblogged this from felixsalmon and added:
      Are you betting against the new luxury mag? Cuz I’ll take that one. I say it’s still around in a year—and it’s...
    11. fek reblogged this from felixsalmon
    12. felixsalmon reblogged this from spiers and added:
      Elizabeth, if you want me to take you to lunch somewhere nice, you’re first going to have to win a bet. Which, I’m still...
    13. spiers reblogged this from harryh and added:
      Well, Felix Salmon bet John Carney that I wouldn’t last a year as NYO editor the week I got the job. The wager was...
    14. harryh reblogged this from spiers and added:
      No way I’m taking...spiers, but I hope that someone does
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