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by notyourday 2647 days ago
If I recall correctly, Google was profitable when it went public.
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ericd 2647 days ago
Yeah, but I don't think that was short term thinking. They didn't have to mess up their long term prospects to do pull that off.
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notyourday 2647 days ago
I believe that's the difference - Google demonstrated that the founders had a clue by running a profitable business. Snapchat did not.
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