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I'm assuming WhatsApp had a pretty clear growth trajectory to better justify that valuation. Yahoo has been stagnant for years.
by ssharp 10y ago
I'm assuming WhatsApp had a pretty clear growth trajectory to better justify that valuation. Yahoo has been stagnant for years.
- fullshark 10y agoI think it's also because WhatsApp had special value to FB as part of a strategic partnership.
- virmundi 10y agoThe issue with WhatsApp is that it never had a sustainable business model. First it was free with the hope of monetizing. Then it was free for a year, but a buck afterwards (pretty good if you ask me). Then WhatsApp found many users could partake of the e-economy due to lacking debit/credit cards, so it went back to free with some idea of Corporate relationships paying for things. (http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/040915/how-whatsapp-makes-money.asp http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/040915...) While Yahoo has been stagnant, it makes money.