Re:Snapchat Snaps Up $80M From IVP At An $800M Valuation
by lobotryas on Sunday June 23, 2013 @05:58AM
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You don't have to create a monetization strategy and show profitability in order to be acquired. If you build a large enough audience (ex: 10m registered users, 1m dailies) then someone is likely to buy you just to get access to this tasty slice of pie.
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Re:Snapchat Snaps Up $80M From IVP At An $800M Valuation
by onedev on Sunday June 23, 2013 @04:23PM
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Right, I agree with you. Instagram didn't do that, but again there were a number of things someone can do with Instagram to monetize it and that much was clear from the beginning.
With Snapchat, it's less clear how someone could monetize it's userbase.