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Is tumblr really "the most successful start-up in New York"? What about Doubleclick?

• eCa 13y ago
  Founded in 1995, bought by Google in early 2008 for $3b. Not a startup any more.
  • brown9-2 13y ago
    So what is the definition of "most successful startup" being used here? Is it historical? Is it just number of users, or acquisition price? It certainly can't be revenue if Tumblr is the king. I know it's a small aside in the article but it always irks me how these type of labels get tossed around without any actual consideration by the tosser as to what it means.
    • omonra 13y ago
      "So what is the definition of "most successful startup" being used here" --I guess not making money?
  • dasil003 13y ago
    Tumblr's not a startup anymore either!