5 ms·

No one is hating on YO, the interface or the desire to send a YO versus a text. They are hating on VC investment in a non-scalable business. Tell me how a 10MM

No one is hating on YO, the interface or the desire to send a YO versus a text. They are hating on VC investment in a non-scalable business. Tell me how a 10MM valuation gets to a billion dollar business? Same old SV bullshit.

notahacker 12y ago
It gets to be a billion dollar business after it's burnt through enough cash on user acquisition and PR to convince the acquisitions teams at Facebook, Google or Yahoo that it's an unmissable opportunity worth wasting a billion dollars of shareholders' money on. People experiencing difficulty raising funds whilst trying to solve actual problems and make a profit in doing so have my sympathy.
d0m 12y ago
Once YO gets to a critical mass, there are a lot of valid and relevant business models.
- amirmc 12y ago
  From what I've seen and experienced as an end-user, it's just advertising. So no, I don't think there are a lot of business models. I'd love to be proven wrong someday.
- msvalkon 12y ago
  Care to elaborate?