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> Best I can tell, the real appeal for Tumblr is its go-go growth, and the fact that it’s doing it on a very light footprint. So, why do they need all that mon
by JabavuAdams 16y ago
> Best I can tell, the real appeal for Tumblr is its go-go growth, and the fact that it’s doing it on a very light footprint.
So, why do they need all that money?
It's bizarre that there are companies testing and flying rocket-planes and VTOL sub-orbital rockets with much less funding than this.
- petervandijck 16y ago"Look at our hockey stick" seems to be the answer to why they're being given the money. Why they would "need" the money? It buys time, basically. Servers do cost money. Agreed with the bizarre comment.
- CoachRufus87 16y agoPerhaps it was one of those rounds where early employees could take some cash off the table?
- pclark 16y agoIt isn't really bizarre other than on paper. Yes, in theory launching a rocket into space should be more expensive than hosting photos. Right up until the point you become successful at hosting photos and then suddenly hundreds of servers do not seem cheap. Also, good software engineers, good rocket scientists, probably same price - maybe even former more expensive.