The roadshow in Chicago was even hotter than in New York, with Dean being besieged by 350 media outlets.
Okay, to say 'besieged' may be an exaggeration, but he was indeed blocked at the hotel entrance by reporters, unable to budge an inch.
Now it wasn't just Wall Street, but a great part of the East Coast that was watching Byte Company's IPO.
Dean could hardly recall how many people he had entertained these past two days; he only knew his cheeks were about to stiffen from so much smiling.
Because there were so many interested investment banks, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch's people were even persuading him to issue more shares.
They hoped to increase the percentage of equity released in the IPO to 10%, in exchange for convincing their clients to accept a higher stock pricing.
Dean and Valentine were discussing this matter, no doubt it would be a good thing for them if the share price was raised appropriately and there was no lack of buyers.
