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Re:Why “Uber for X” companies are struggling even as Uber th... by onion2k on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @05:18PM (#11530517)
Startup valuations are mostly a stab in the dark by whoever invested last multiplied by the terms set out by all the people who invested before. There is nothing concrete about Uber's valuation. They're doing some amazing business and building a valuable company, but how valuable exactly is dictated by an exit, not a funding round.
Re:Why “Uber for X” companies are struggling even as Uber th... by twinkletwinkle on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @06:04PM (#11530850)
Sure, the valuation isn't concrete. It's also in a different league from the other startups in the article which are shutting down.

I think the person I originally replied to was trying to make an ironic point but to me it fell really flat.

Re:Why “Uber for X” companies are struggling even as Uber th... by huac on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @08:35PM (#11531555)
post-money valuations usually overestimate the 'true' value of a company because the investors have liquidation prefs (this dilutes value for further rounds)