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but what you've said could be an argument for why it's worth 111B. I wonder why it's so underpriced? 11/111 is only 9.9%... I wonder what makes them so cash-s

but what you've said could be an argument for why it's worth 111B. I wonder why it's so underpriced? 11/111 is only 9.9%... I wonder what makes them so cash-starved that they would firesale this round at nine cents on the dollar compared to what we've seen they're really worth? /s seriously while I appreciate your comment, none of what you've said has anything to do with any financial numbers, even to within an order of magnitude. . . it's nice that this is your reaction but don't you think an analysis of... something should enter the equation at some point? there are 3.5 billion women in the world, so you're valuing every user past and present that you've described, at $3. Why not $10 and call it 35b in revenue for a nice 110B valuation at a fair multiple of earnings. seriously shouldn't we be looking at...something here? these numbers are literally astronomical. (as in, getting up there with the number of stars in the galaxy.)

sharkweek 12y ago
The second line in my comment says... "My immediate reaction here" Not every comment on HN needs to be an in depth analysis, especially when my comment is, exactly as I said, a gut reaction to a piece of news. Are the points I made anecdotal? Absolutely, but that doesn't make the meta-commentary any less valid.
- foobarqux 12y ago
  When $111 billion and $11 billion both make sense, neither do.
- logicallee 12y ago
  I appreciate that, and you did identify it, but when you're talking about valuations, of course it makes the meta-commentary less valid not to mention any numbers at all! you have to talk about numbers, because otherwise what I said applies - i.e. why are they selling stock at 9 cents on the dollar in this round?
  - free2rhyme214 12y ago
    The only numbers that matter are the number of users and how long they spend using the product. That's it. If those numbers were declining investors wouldn't believe Pinterest could monetize their users like Twitter or Facebook.

sharkweek 12y ago

The second line in my comment says... "My immediate reaction here" Not every comment on HN needs to be an in depth analysis, especially when my comment is, exactly as I said, a gut reaction to a piece of news. Are the points I made anecdotal? Absolutely, but that doesn't make the meta-commentary any less valid.

foobarqux 12y ago
When $111 billion and $11 billion both make sense, neither do.
logicallee 12y ago
I appreciate that, and you did identify it, but when you're talking about valuations, of course it makes the meta-commentary less valid not to mention any numbers at all! you have to talk about numbers, because otherwise what I said applies - i.e. why are they selling stock at 9 cents on the dollar in this round?
- free2rhyme214 12y ago
  The only numbers that matter are the number of users and how long they spend using the product. That's it. If those numbers were declining investors wouldn't believe Pinterest could monetize their users like Twitter or Facebook.