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Re:Leaked S-1 screenshots show Palantir losing $579M in 2019 by kirillzubovsky on Friday August 21, 2020 @12:24PM (#24236251)
Perhaps that’s an incorrect assumption, that a unicorn needs to be profitable. All they need is to be growing, and show a potential for future upside. If they make net zero, or even keep losing money, doesn’t matter as long as the growth continues because there is always going to be someone else further down the road willing to buy into the story. In theory.
Re:Leaked S-1 screenshots show Palantir losing $579M in 2019 by jmnicolas on Friday August 21, 2020 @12:40PM (#24236444)
> there is always going to be someone else further down the road willing to buy into the story

Until there isn't and the Ponzi scheme collapse.

Re:Leaked S-1 screenshots show Palantir losing $579M in 2019 by siliconvalley1 on Friday August 21, 2020 @12:26PM (#24236279)
> there is always going to be someone else further down the road willing to buy into the story.

This doesn't point to a successful value adding business but rather mass market delusion...

Re:Leaked S-1 screenshots show Palantir losing $579M in 2019 by WrtCdEvrydy on Friday August 21, 2020 @01:07PM (#24236763)
I mean... if you buy it and flip it in a year for an extra $300 million or a cool billion, who cares if it's a bigger fool theory in effect.
Re:Leaked S-1 screenshots show Palantir losing $579M in 2019 by ta17711771 on Friday August 21, 2020 @06:18PM (#24239464)
You, when you're the bigger fool.