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Re:GitHub Raises $250M at $2B Valuation by neya on Thursday July 30, 2015 @03:28AM (#9973562)
I agree, in fact, I don't understand why it's only valued at $2B, when a platform with no monetization model like Instagram was valued (and sold) at $1B.
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Re:GitHub Raises $250M at $2B Valuation by hueving on Thursday July 30, 2015 @03:48AM (#9973616)
instagram has a massive userbase. advertising potential is much larger.

people expect advertising on a social network. if github started doing that, developers would throw a shit-fit and bail

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