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Agreed. Also there are typically legal repercussions for misrepresenting your business that are outlined in deal terms.

In this analogy you seem to believe the trajectory for this toddler is set in stone. The reality is at it's infancy (which is where Space X is in the grand scheme) it can look very…

For better or worse, the "someone" who will offer the bundle will likely be Comcast and Time Warner Cable. Their entire business model is based on bundling content to provide it at…

First off Ryan, I think its a great platform. As a very frequent visitor to the site I would have to reiterate that it is frustrating that I can't really participate in the convers…

Not to take anything away from this young man (and Maker Studios) success here, but I thought it might be a good time to point out how YouTube math works. If his channel generates …

Very much agree. Much more natural way to get additional information. I really like how Livefyre is doing something similar with Sidenotes: http://web.livefyre.com/streamhub/#liveS…

They didn't lose $645 million in spending, it was a one time recognition of the stock they already allocated.

They also got rid of the person leading that deal and the Twitter Music app that they shut down. They appear to be taking a new approach that goes beyond what is trending.

Well Twitter made about $665 million last year, with much larger projections for this year. I would say that qualifies as "decent".

It still costs money to acquire new users. It's easy to think when something becomes a household name there is no need to keep spending to bring new users on. As with most social s…

You also basically described the movie The Game (with Michael Douglas). If you haven't seen it I suggest you check it out. I always thought this was a cool idea. I'd imagine this c…

Amazon 2012: $61B revenues and $39M loss. To say, net income may not be the best indicator of success for high growth tech companies. They reinvest every dollar to continue to spur…

This is a solid venture backed company that has been generating quite a bit of revenue for some time now. This exit will provide its investors with a solid return. Odd how little a…

I would actually argue that there are more top tier Stanford CS grads than there are startups with Snapchat's engagement numbers. The value of the student should be discounted more…

Silicon Valley did fund some "hyperloops", look no further than Musk's other two big ideas (Space X & Tesla). Look for the few VCs that are non conventional thinkers themselves. Th…

To be clear, you wouldn't pay $100 to get half of his signing bonus at Facebook? All of those factors (risks) have to be taken into consideration, and you price it as such. It's st…

Question: If you were to have a CS grad from Stanford offer you 50% of all of his income for the rest of his life. How much would you pay in one lump sum? $100? $1 million? Probabl…

Therin lies the problem. That is the fundamental conflict between the diversified vc and the concentrated entrepreneur. It is not a secret, in fact a lot of good VCs want entrepren…

I see a lot of the comments the thinking in the founders logic. But remember there is also likely a good deal of pressure from investors who, depending on circumstances, have quite…

While I am a huge fan of Tesla, and Musk, I think your reasoning is a bit unsubstantiated. While most analysts who don't have their head in the sand would agree that Tesla is an aw…

Your perspective is correct, but the vast majority (99%) of new businesses in the economy will never raise money from a VC (and shouldn't). Most VC portfolios are structured such t…

Pretty sure it was the Pebble Watch. Their largest, most publicized project was called in to question after repeated delays. I think the subsequent changes (i.e. no renderings) mad…

For clarification, the 6 page memo is not read aloud. Each person is provided a copy at the beginning of the meeting and the first 10-15 minutes of the meeting are completely silen…

I'd also say it's worth taking a look at the book Talent is Overrated. It explores HOW you practice, a step beyond the 10,000 hour rule. http://www.amazon.com/Talent-Overrated-Worl…