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Interesting... Are you measuring by the number of users or revenue?

callmeed 15y ago
Not measuring. A "home run" to me is an exit, not a huge round at a huge valuation. But maybe it was an exit for YC/early investors, I don't know.
- staunch 15y ago
  Dropbox took in $250 million cash for 6% of the company. Heroku took in $240 million cash for 100%.
  - wlievens 15y ago
    And as soon as Dropbox becomes liquid, it will certainly be the biggest homerun.
    - seunosewa 15y ago
      Unless it fails, of course.
      - ridruejo 15y ago
        At this stage it cannot "fail" in the traditional sense. Even if it enters a downward spiral, at any point in time it could be sold for the user base alone (and the price would still likely to be bigger than Heroku)
        0x12 15y ago
        That is a very dangerous attitude. The moment you think you are too big to fail you are more at risk than at any stage before then. Dropbox could still fail overnight. It would have to be a bad set of circumstances but they're definitely not out of the woods yet. Remember Blockbuster?
        ridruejo 15y ago
        Blockbuster has nothing to do with this. That was a failure in the traditional sense. I never argued that somebody is "too big to fail". The parent poster argued that if Dropbox failed, it would not be a big homerun. What I argued is that even if Dropbox valuation failed by say, 90% and it got sold, it would still net around 500MM. That would be a failure for the latest investors, but definitely still a heck of a success for YC (I am disregarding purposedly here liquidation preferences, etc, but you get the idea)
    - Hisoka 15y ago
      Could DropBox just decide to say screw you to everyone and not be liquid? I don't think the founders would have a problem receiving a nice amt of salary every year, have something fulfulling to work on everyday, and not have to answer to a boss, whether it's a parent company or Wall Street... I mean, there's NO guarantee they will be liquid if the company succeeds, right?

Not measuring. A "home run" to me is an exit, not a huge round at a huge valuation. But maybe it was an exit for YC/early investors, I don't know.

staunch 15y ago
Dropbox took in $250 million cash for 6% of the company. Heroku took in $240 million cash for 100%.
- wlievens 15y ago
  And as soon as Dropbox becomes liquid, it will certainly be the biggest homerun.
  - seunosewa 15y ago
    Unless it fails, of course.
    - ridruejo 15y ago
      At this stage it cannot "fail" in the traditional sense. Even if it enters a downward spiral, at any point in time it could be sold for the user base alone (and the price would still likely to be bigger than Heroku)
      - 0x12 15y ago
        That is a very dangerous attitude. The moment you think you are too big to fail you are more at risk than at any stage before then. Dropbox could still fail overnight. It would have to be a bad set of circumstances but they're definitely not out of the woods yet. Remember Blockbuster?
        ridruejo 15y ago
        Blockbuster has nothing to do with this. That was a failure in the traditional sense. I never argued that somebody is "too big to fail". The parent poster argued that if Dropbox failed, it would not be a big homerun. What I argued is that even if Dropbox valuation failed by say, 90% and it got sold, it would still net around 500MM. That would be a failure for the latest investors, but definitely still a heck of a success for YC (I am disregarding purposedly here liquidation preferences, etc, but you get the idea)
  - Hisoka 15y ago
    Could DropBox just decide to say screw you to everyone and not be liquid? I don't think the founders would have a problem receiving a nice amt of salary every year, have something fulfulling to work on everyday, and not have to answer to a boss, whether it's a parent company or Wall Street... I mean, there's NO guarantee they will be liquid if the company succeeds, right?