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All the YCombinator companies are going to deflate. AirBnB - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10913151 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10913151 Strip
by sly_foxx 11y ago
All the YCombinator companies are going to deflate.
AirBnB - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10913151 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10913151
Stripe - http://venturebeat.com/2015/09/17/paypals-braintree-is-now-likely-bigger-than-square-and-stripe-combined/ http://venturebeat.com/2015/09/17/paypals-braintree-is-now-l.... Braintree was bought only 2 years ago for $800 million. 6x less than Stripe's valuation.
Dropbox - http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/22/9372563/dropbox-really-is-a-feature http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/22/9372563/dropbox-really-is-.... They are bragging about the number of users, but I bet many of these 'users' are fake accounts made to get free space from referrals and never used again. Plus, there is so much direct and indirect competition. Their privacy policy is also very bad.
Zenefits - http://fortune.com/2015/11/11/snapchat-isnt-the-only-startup-in-fidelitys-crosshairs/ http://fortune.com/2015/11/11/snapchat-isnt-the-only-startup...
- timrpeterson 11y agoStripe is solid but others I have questions about.
- nailer 11y ago> Braintree was bought only 2 years ago for $800 million. 6x less than Stripe's valuation. Ask around: Braintree's product isn't as good as Stripe's.