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Re:Snap values itself at nearly $24B with its IPO pricing by MorePowerToYou on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @07:09PM (#13770066)
None of those companies are start-ups. Companies that are truly start-ups have little to zero revenue and little to zero name recognition. The companies you mentioned have passed the start-up phase but have yet to reach the Goliath phase (Amazon, Google, etc). They all have/had escape velocity and are/were on the upwards trajectory.
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Re:Snap values itself at nearly $24B with its IPO pricing by oculusthrift on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @07:56PM (#13770375)
Well yeah, but they were at least more of a "startup" a few years ago when I wanted to work there. My main point was: look how they turned out despite the hype or industry experts predictions.
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