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Re: Twitter raises money, birds fly

mathewi — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:48:03 -0000

I think that's an important point, Thusenth -- that more private money
is at stake this time around, and last time it was mostly public
money.

Re: Twitter raises money, birds fly

Thusenth — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:27:27 -0000

"VCs are desperate to find the next Facebook." Last time I checked VCs were looking for highly profitable businesses to invest in - but maybe they know something we don't. Then again, Facebook could have been profitable - but they've decided to build the company up. Attracting ex-Googlers can't be cheap.

Although I was only 14 when the 'dot bomb' took place, very little seems to have changed in terms of valuations. They still seem to be based on page views, but the major difference seems to be that private money is at stake now as opposed to the public's.

Re: Twitter raises money, birds fly

mathewi — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:27:02 -0000

Ubiquity first, revenue later -- I like that. And yes, that's more or
less what I meant.

Re: Twitter raises money, birds fly

Mrinal — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:37:35 -0000

Mathew - not sure if it is all about "...calculated guess that it will eventually be monetizable". Maybe you meant this but "Exit-able" is probably the word (which can include monetizable) since cos. like Google have proven the 'free' business model in the URL (Ubiquity first, revenue later) world :)