Online Storage Provider Box Prices I.P.O. at $14 a Share

Post by spike021 » Fri, Jan 23, 2015, 3:12 AM UTC

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I don't know that they have a submarket cornered per se, but my university seems to be using them exclusively for the online class system (log in / download lecture files, etc). On my own I've been using them for about 5 years, give or take. I use it over Dropbox a majority of the time. I personally like Box. I think it works well enough and it has a desktop syncing client for regular customers now. Used to be exclus…

What does Box do better than its competitors? Their small file size limit and lack of a Linux client have prevented me from using their service.

Post by tgokh » Fri, Jan 23, 2015, 4:59 AM UTC

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I don't know that they have a submarket cornered per se, but my university seems to be using them exclusively for the online class system (log in / download lecture files, etc). On my own I've been using them for about 5 years, give or take. I use it over Dropbox a majority of the time. I personally like Box. I think it works well enough and it has a desktop syncing client for regular customers now. Used to be exclus…

What features does Box have that Dropbox doesnt? I realize that as a nonpaying user, I'm definitely not in the target market, but are there killer apps besides the normal usecases of a synced folder on all of your devices and sharing links to those files?

Post by sukilot » Fri, Jan 23, 2015, 7:31 AM UTC

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There isn't much content in the article worth getting around the WSJ Paywall; Online-storage company Box Inc. priced its initial public offering at $14 apiece late Thursday, above expectations, according to a person familiar with the offering. The deal raised $175 million by selling 12.5 million shares, according to the person. The company had been looking to sell 12.5 million shares in the range of $11 to $13 a shar…

Sometimes I wished all articles were written as: Facts: Box, online storage co, CEO A. Levy, IPO set for xx/xx/20xx, previously raised $175M in x rounds, looking to raise $175M at PO, shares priced at $14, Underwriter is JPM. Opinion: Blah Blah Blah

Post by salemh » Fri, Jan 23, 2015, 9:30 PM UTC

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Box has had a tree view for many years it's just not obvious where it it's located. If you are viewing folders, look at the bread crumb navigation. The first bread crumb will have drop down arrow which gives you a folder tree view. This tree also has search.

Wow, I'll give that a try today. Even after some googling all I had found was more questions/asks for the tree-folder view on support boards for Box.