Last Time It Was This Crazy, the Stock Market Crashed

Post by lotsofmangos » Tue, Oct 14, 2014, 3:31 PM UTC

DougN7 wrote: post #48

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Very interesting. I think that a lot of these companies are dependent on advertizing revenue, but so is both Facebook and Google. I guess one has to see which companies are dependent upon advertizing from start-ups rather than established companies to figure out who is most vulnerable in a downturn -- although you said that overall ad rates decreased during the last correction across the board. I wonder to what degre…

It will be different this time. Last time it felt like the whole internet thing was just a fad, so advertisers went back to their normal channels. But this time they have metrics and probably find that no other advertising channel can compete against online advertising as far as ROI is concerned (well, for many companies).

Post by smt88 » Tue, Oct 14, 2014, 3:53 PM UTC

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Because Uber could eventually become a cheaper, easier, crowd-sourced version of "the last mile"[1]. This is a huge threat to the thousands of DHL and UPS delivery folk who make a living shipping parcels in the Last Mile, and to the businesses they belong, which make most of their delivery fees via the Last Mile. Unless Uber (or companies like Shyp) partner with them, it could bring these old business models down. [1…

There's already a cheaper crowd-sourced version of "the last mile" here in the UK. They're called Yodel (formerly the Home Delivery Network), most of their packages are delivered by non-employees using their own cars, lots of big companies like Amazon use them, and they have a really terrible reputation.

Post by boyaka » Tue, Oct 14, 2014, 5:13 PM UTC

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It sounds like your issue was a slow phone. Facebook's Messenger app works great for me. I also use Whatsapp daily but prefer the Facebook app. It's a much nicer experience.

I'm indifferent. But when WhatsApp asks me for money, I suspect I'll just start using Facebook Messenger or Google Hangouts instead.

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Oct 16, 2014, 12:10 AM UTC

mtbcoder wrote: post #62

linkeex wrote: post #53

I've always wondered what pure software startups are doing with millions of dollars. I mean come on you can develop awesome software without having a fancy office, nice furniture and a super high salary. Take me and my friends for example. We love building stuff and work for all our products in university or at home. Also we're doing it for, what, like 400$ a month working 20-30h...

At some point, you will complete school, your friends will go their separate ways and you will lose access to university resources. At that point, you will need a decent salary to pay for living expenses, support a family and all the other things you wish to do in life. If your startup consists of even a handful of people, competitive salaries/benefits start to add up and those "millions" won't seem as much any more.