Comments on: Twitter raises money, birds fly http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/27/twitter-raises-money-birds-fly/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: ML2 daily 04/29/2008 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/27/twitter-raises-money-birds-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-337743 ML2 daily 04/29/2008 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:31:14 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2369#comment-337743 [...] mathewingram.com/work | Twitter raises money, birds fly [...] [...] mathewingram.com/work | Twitter raises money, birds fly [...]

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/27/twitter-raises-money-birds-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-374123 mathewi Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:48:03 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2369#comment-374123 I think that's an important point, Thusenth -- that more private money<br>is at stake this time around, and last time it was mostly public<br>money. 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.

]]> By: Thusenth http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/27/twitter-raises-money-birds-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-374122 Thusenth Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:27:27 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2369#comment-374122 "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.<br><br>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. “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.

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/27/twitter-raises-money-birds-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-374121 mathewi Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:27:02 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2369#comment-374121 Ubiquity first, revenue later -- I like that. And yes, that's more or<br>less what I meant. Ubiquity first, revenue later — I like that. And yes, that's more or
less what I meant.

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/27/twitter-raises-money-birds-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-342325 mathewi Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:48:03 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2369#comment-342325 I think that's an important point, Thusenth -- that more private money<br>is at stake this time around, and last time it was mostly public<br>money. 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.

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