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$200 million, for an email app from a company that was setup ~1.5 yrs ago. Has the whole world gone mad?
by curiousDog 12y ago
$200 million, for an email app from a company that was setup ~1.5 yrs ago. Has the whole world gone mad?
- adrianlmm 12y agoI've seen worse.
- robsharp 12y agoI'm not sure how much the age of the company matters. If they have customers and/or revenue, that determines what they're worth much more than age.
- Hermel 12y agoIt matters as an indicator of how long it would take to rebuild acompli from scratch.
- misterbwong 12y agoHow long it takes to rebuild an app really isn't that important. Revenue + traction trump technical sophistication 9 times out of 10.
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- ams6110 12y agoRebuilding isn't the hard part. It's acquiring the users, which gets into a whole host of non-technical things such as timing, messaging/marketing, word-of-mouth, and a good dose of just plain luck. Absolutely no guarantee Microsoft could do that even if their app was technically identical or even objectively better (see Windows Phone).
- blumkvist 12y agoYou have a lot to learn about M&A strategy.
- bhouston 12y agoDoes anyone know how popular was their app? How fast was it growing?