Ask HN: Which $1B startups will fail if the bubble bursts?

Re:Ask HN: Which $1B startups will fail if the bubble bursts? by sushid on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @02:51AM (#10114941)

Square. It's a bloated mess of a company still trying to "pivot" after its idea of being the credit card middle man never really took off (or took too long and allowed others to catch up, depending on how you see it). They're doing a bunch of different things but nothing that really seems to stand out. Have you seen anyone use Square Cash? Squareup? Didn't think so.

Quora. I'm surprised YC even took them in. It has an overwhelmingly unmonetizeable userbase (primarily in India). It's growing and growing but there's nothing really that can justify the $900mm+ valuation if there's nothing to monetize. I also personally hate their pesky model that_forces_ you to sign in to view more than a single answer. Maybe Yahoo will buy them and quietly kill them at a lower valuation in a few years.

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Re:Ask HN: Which $1B startups will fail if the bubble bursts? by siquick on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @08:32PM (#10120330)

Loved Quora about 2/3 years ago and could spend hours reading it but the questions and answers have become incredibly low quality to the point where I barely check it anymore.

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Re:Ask HN: Which $1B startups will fail if the bubble bursts? by siquick on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @02:58AM (#10121500)

They really need to sort out their notification system - I logged in and had ~200 notifications, it just instantly caused me stress and I closed the tab.

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Re:Ask HN: Which $1B startups will fail if the bubble bursts? by snurk on Thursday August 27, 2015 @06:00AM (#10128466)

I see countless restaurants and food carts using square to accept payments

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Re:Ask HN: Which $1B startups will fail if the bubble bursts? by Sky1234 on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @11:39AM (#10123641)

Square cash is quite good. I use it with my friends and family regularly. I certainly came across others who uses it frequently. Not sure why it is not more popular though.

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Re:Ask HN: Which $1B startups will fail if the bubble bursts? by onedev on Thursday August 27, 2015 @04:24PM (#10131858)

You realize they lose money on every single Square Cash transaction right?

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