"No need to get too tangled up in it." Frank clasped his hands over his abdomen and set the tone. "The European Championship section was launched in a rush. We didn't leave enough time to lay the groundwork and warm it up the way we did with the Olympic Games. What we're doing with this section is more of a test of audience overlap."
The manager stopped writing and looked up at him.
"Major events happen in the world every so often." Frank analyzed it with clear logic. "Some events have audiences that overlap heavily with current internet users. For example, tech exhibitions, new stock offerings on Nasdaq, or comprehensive competitions like the Olympic Games that require large amounts of information searching. These kinds of events can bring us massive numbers of new registered users."
He paused, then pointed to the European Championship data report on the desk.
"But some events, like the European Championship, have core audiences that are still wandering outside the internet at present. The overlap isn't high, so the traffic they attract is naturally limited. That's very normal. We can't expect a product that has been online for less than two months to change a lifestyle Europeans have built up over several years."
The dedicated phone on the desk rang.
The manager tactfully got up and left the office, closing the door behind him.
Frank picked up the receiver. It was Donald Valentine of Sequoia Capital.
"Analysts from several hedge funds on Wall Street have gotten hold of rough data for your European Championship section." Donald's voice carried a businessman's shrewdness. "They think go.com's traffic growth has hit a ceiling. In early trading today, SVOL's share price showed signs of a slight pullback."
"Let them sell." Frank's tone was steady, utterly unaffected. "Short-sighted fellows will never