Such barter deals were also popular during the 00s Internet Bubble. Here more on the deals (2003): https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/aol-saga-op

Such barter deals were also popular during the 00s Internet Bubble. Here more on the deals (2003): https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/aol-saga-opens-old-dot-com-wounds/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/aol-saga-ope... Popular names included AOL, Cisco, Yahoo, etc. Not sure if Amazon’s term sheets driving high valuation are nothing but AWS credits (Amazon’s own license to print money).