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I been an advocate of conservative valuations but, in this case, I highly agree with the number proposed. Quora is much better than all its comparable companie

by jordhy 14y ago

I been an advocate of conservative valuations but, in this case, I highly agree with the number proposed. Quora is much better than all its comparable companies (eHow, Mahalo, etc...) in every possible sense: community, technology, founding team, etc. Traffic is very strong, it displays strong social integration tools and has managed grow very impressively. On a side note, I expect Quora to move into the mainstream with much less friction than Reddit or Askolo. Being more design and experience oriented, Quora has the upper hand here. I hope Quora's team realizes and exceeds this valuation.

citricsquid 14y ago
Aren't quora and "mainstream" at odds though? Quora is about quality questions, the majority of mainstream people that would use a Q&A site are the sort of people that use(d) Yahoo Answers, the sort of questions that you want to exist for long enough to get a reply but once they have been replied they hold absolutely no value to anyone. How can Quora "go mainstream" and avoid this problem?
- noahc 14y ago
  The simple answer is that you redefine mainstream. Mainstream doesn't mean that everyone uses it like Facebook, but instead that "everyone" uses it just like "everyone" uses shopify or github. Quora goes mainstream when a certain elite, much like the Salons of Paris, gather there. Academics, Business, Cultural, Medical, Scientific and Technology elite all show up.
hristov 14y ago
I do not think Quora is better than eHow. I have learned many valuable things on eHow, such as how to poach an egg. I have learned a lot of more complex and interesting things on reddit AMA's, such as how various businesses actually work. I have yet to learn anything on Quora. Every post I have read on Quora, aside from being long and pompous, qualified and generalized everything so thoroughly that it completely failed to impart any information.
- earbitscom 14y ago
  Clearly you did not read the answer detailing nearly every instrument in a plane cockpit, or "What are the most mind-blowing facts?" In fact, clearly you have not used Quora.

by jordhy 14y ago

citricsquid 14y ago

Aren't quora and "mainstream" at odds though? Quora is about quality questions, the majority of mainstream people that would use a Q&A site are the sort of people that use(d) Yahoo Answers, the sort of questions that you want to exist for long enough to get a reply but once they have been replied they hold absolutely no value to anyone. How can Quora "go mainstream" and avoid this problem?

noahc 14y ago
The simple answer is that you redefine mainstream. Mainstream doesn't mean that everyone uses it like Facebook, but instead that "everyone" uses it just like "everyone" uses shopify or github. Quora goes mainstream when a certain elite, much like the Salons of Paris, gather there. Academics, Business, Cultural, Medical, Scientific and Technology elite all show up.

hristov 14y ago

I do not think Quora is better than eHow. I have learned many valuable things on eHow, such as how to poach an egg. I have learned a lot of more complex and interesting things on reddit AMA's, such as how various businesses actually work. I have yet to learn anything on Quora. Every post I have read on Quora, aside from being long and pompous, qualified and generalized everything so thoroughly that it completely failed to impart any information.

earbitscom 14y ago
Clearly you did not read the answer detailing nearly every instrument in a plane cockpit, or "What are the most mind-blowing facts?" In fact, clearly you have not used Quora.