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I beg you NOT to buy until P/E is at an average rate!! its better NOT to make money, than to lose some!
by joering2 14y ago
I beg you NOT to buy until P/E is at an average rate!! its better NOT to make money, than to lose some!
- akavi 14y agoThat's a curious position to have on a website focused on entrepreneurship. Pretty much every YC company risks money (vasts quantities for some) in the hope of making money.
- montyhall 14y agoThe difference is they are risking other people's money.
- fpgeek 14y agoNot really. The opportunity cost relative to whatever else the founders could be doing is substantial (especially compared to the typical YC investment they get).
- jlgreco 14y ago"Pretty much every YC company risks money" Ideally intelligently.
- waynepan 14y agohttp://www.google.com/finance?q=amazon http://www.google.com/finance?q=amazon P/E: 285
- ceejayoz 14y agoAmazon has a long history of sacrificing short-term profit in favour of long-term infrastructure development, though.
- saryant 14y agoMoreover, no one is seriously questioning the long-term stability of Amazon or its revenue model. A stark contrast with the situation Facebook finds itself in.
- sachingulaya 14y agoBecause they had an awful quarter from an EPS perspective. Their revenue growth increased. I'm not sure what point you're trying to make with this.