A $23B offer is not humbling (on my planet at least). Humbling would be turning this offer down and then failing to get enough interest to generate an ipo.
You might be right. On the other hand, Rappaport might be humbled thinking about how fortunate circumstances and others' hard work has led to this offer. He could be thinking "gosh, I do not feel I deserve that".
I was confused when I read that. 23B is a ginormous number, especially considering the CEO's previous exist. 23B is a flattering number, it's not humbling
Minor pet peeve: misuse of the word "humbling".
A $23B offer is not humbling (on my planet at least). Humbling would be turning this offer down and then failing to get enough interest to generate an ipo.