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Re:Why Trello failed to build a $1B business by brudgers on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @11:59AM (#15442850)
From an internal rate of return standpoint, Trello may have come pretty close to the value of a $1billion company to its founders and employees because it only took one round of funding - $10 million for non-controlling interest [1] - and existed at $450 million. So the pool of money for common stockholders was $225 million or more.

[1]: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2014/07/24/trello-inc/

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Re:Why Trello failed to build a $1B business by amorsly on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @05:23AM (#15448364)
Yeah the title of the article is misleading, it should have highlighted the strategy part of growing a business (as in the article) instead of the focus on the valuation. We are probably missing the intention of the founders when they started. Anyone should be happy with such an income, no question about that I think.
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