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It's all based on growth. You can't value it like an established company. "When Twitter went public in 2013, it was valued at $24B — 12 times higher than Times
by gdilla 11y ago
It's all based on growth. You can't value it like an established company.
"When Twitter went public in 2013, it was valued at $24B — 12 times higher than Times market cap. Twitter was losing money while the Times earned $133M the same year. Why do startups have such big valuations?
The answer is: cash flow. It is different between high-growth startups and low-growth businesses. Startups would usually be profitable in the future. Startup’s main metric is growth."[1]
[1] https://medium.com/@paulmillr/zero-to-one-summary-8dbda22e1559 https://medium.com/@paulmillr/zero-to-one-summary-8dbda22e15...
- lmm 11y agoHow're people who valued Twitter at $24B feeling about that number now?
- deleted 11y ago[deleted]