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Re:Unity raises $181M round at a reported $1.5B valuation by fitchjo on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @01:46PM (#12088128)
Just want to point out that in many industries a revenue multiple of less than 1.0 is expected [1], such that generating greater than $15 billion in revenue does not automatically result in a company worth $15 billion. That being said, FB's net assets are $50 billion (and it's market cap is much, much (holy cow it's alot) higher), so clearly those that got in at a $15 billion valuation are very happy right now.

[1] http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/datafile/...

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Re:Unity raises $181M round at a reported $1.5B valuation by arcticfox on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @02:16PM (#12088409)
Software, for good reason, is not one of those industries (like aerospace, home furniture, etc.). Incremental capital cost in software per user is vanishingly small compared to building planes or sofas.
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