Snap Inc. S-1 - Hackdot

Re:Snap Inc. S-1 by EnFinlay on Thursday February 02, 2017 @05:42PM (#13555625)

I would disagree about the value they are offering to advertisers. Offering a platform where targeted users actually engage with the ad is huge. I'm no advertiser, but that sounds kind of like the holy grail - the user is not only engaging with the ad, they are then sharing that ad + engagement with their friends.

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Re:Snap Inc. S-1 by charlesdm on Thursday February 02, 2017 @05:47PM (#13555687)

Is it worth $25bn? Seems like a (massive) stretch, but maybe. Can it still realistically increase in value from this point? Probably not.

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Re:Snap Inc. S-1 by EnFinlay on Thursday February 02, 2017 @05:53PM (#13555730)

No idea what it's worth, I just disagree that their ads are less valuable than other types.

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Re:Snap Inc. S-1 by mdb333 on Thursday February 02, 2017 @06:03PM (#13555809)

agree this reeks of ca 2000 burstage... so you have a bunch of eyeballs you sell ads to. Big f'in deal, that's not a $25B business unless you can continue to scale 10x (profitably). The rest is simply tech-fad novelty junk.

I'd still buy into the IPO and ride it up a bit though.

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Re:Snap Inc. S-1 by urs2102 on Thursday February 02, 2017 @06:59PM (#13556285)

Ride it up? You think it'll do a Facebook? Go up a bit and then tank immediately for a while?

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Re:Snap Inc. S-1 by fullshark on Thursday February 02, 2017 @05:56PM (#13555758)

Not only engaging with that ad, but you can literally observe them have fun / smile because of it.

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