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Agreed. It was meant to be one of many reasons Digg raised money with "Intense Growth" being the main one. I feel the reputation was exactly what you said: wha
by jasonlbaptiste 16y ago
Agreed. It was meant to be one of many reasons Digg raised money with "Intense Growth" being the main one. I feel the reputation was exactly what you said: what lead to growth /started the fire.
- ojbyrne 16y agoActually upon further thought, you're sort of right, but you got the wrong person. Jay Adelson had already produced a big exit, and his reputation was probably key in raising money.
- jasonlbaptiste 16y agoTo sum up Digg: Jay brought: great track record with equinix and strong reputation amongst investor community. Kevin brought: strong reputation in the tech community that lead to intense growth.
- ojbyrne 16y agoI somewhat disagree with the Kevin's "strong reputation" - he had an audience for sure, but I think his reputation wasn't wholly positive. He'd done startup type things before that went nowhere.
- ojbyrne 16y agoActually this brings me to the one thing you left out - "luck." The Paris Hilton cell phone incident was an external event that made a huge difference.