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Re:TWTR by runako on Thursday November 07, 2013 @12:58PM (#6691019)
How long ago was $168m their annual revenue? How long ago was their annual revenue $0?

If you're making an argument that their revenue growth has plateaued, that's a separate argument. But their current growth curve is impressive.

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Re:TWTR by silverbax88 on Thursday November 07, 2013 @01:31PM (#6691297)
Your point is valid, but past performance is not indicative of future performance. Just because Twitter went from $0 to $168M (which is chump change on the NYSE), that does not mean they will continue on that curve or that there's proof that they haven't already tapped their market.
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Re:TWTR by Tossrock on Thursday November 07, 2013 @02:24PM (#6691770)
Under Bayesian inference, past performance is the ONLY indicator of future performance...
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Re:TWTR by silverbax88 on Thursday November 07, 2013 @02:31PM (#6691828)
Bayesian inference would only be relevant with the management team, not the growth of a market. In order for Bayesian probability to be used, it would require other exact or remarkably similar scenarios by which to build on.
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Re:TWTR by sz4kerto on Friday November 08, 2013 @04:47AM (#6695360)
Not at all on the stockmarket.
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