Both delicious and flickr had earnings before they were acquired; they just didn't have profits. Since advertising is a proven business model on the web now, th

Both delicious and flickr had earnings before they were acquired; they just didn't have profits. Since advertising is a proven business model on the web now, this wasn't a concern. Plenty of Fish seems web2.0 to me; it may not be ajax-enabled, but it's certainly a social network. There are plenty of entrepreneurs making hundreds of k a month with little to no employees; they just don't brag about it on their blogs. It was just an example; I could have named any of the other companies you're thinking of to make my point. The point is that they have earnings or at least a solid earnings plan. "Earnings don't matter" is not the web2.0 way.