Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 16, 2022
When their deep pockets went empty, Facebook stepped in, but demanded revenue from ads. Yet it took almost six years to become profitable, with revenue only from advertising. Sure, you may need to give the product away for free to get traction, but assume you will have to sell something someday to get profitable and stay alive.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 17, 2019
When their deep pockets went empty, Facebook stepped in, but demanded revenue from ads. Yet it took almost six years to become profitable, with revenue only from advertising. Sure, you may need to give the product away for free to get traction, but assume you will have to sell something someday to get profitable and stay alive.
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Tech Zulu Event
APRIL 25, 2013
In 2006, Douglas Campbell started Mindshare LA out of the downtown art colony The Brewery. For the past five years Mindshare LA has remained at its home base downtown, but due to high demand, it is finally making its way over to the Westside. Advertising Culture Entertainment Events Gadgets Mindshare Mindshare LA Play Santa Monica'
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 1, 2010
Danish VOIP technology company founded in 2006 by entrepreneur Tanveer Sharif. A demand side advertising platform which allows advertisers to bid on individual ad impressions in real time, based on the site and who would see it. Total raised: $10.5mm. See: TechCrunch. Total raised: $125mm See: TechCrunch.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 13, 2013
When their deep pockets went empty, Google stepped in, but demanded revenue from ads. Yet it took almost six years to become profitable, with revenue only from advertising. Sure, you may need to give the product away for free to get traction, but assume you will have to sell something someday to get profitable and stay alive.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 15, 2017
When their deep pockets went empty, Facebook stepped in, but demanded revenue from ads. Yet it took almost six years to become profitable, with revenue only from advertising. Sure, you may need to give the product away for free to get traction, but assume you will have to sell something someday to get profitable and stay alive.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 2, 2010
billion for the site in 2006. Their revenue from advertising may approach one billion dollars this year, with most consumed by bandwidth and associated costs, YouTube isn’t even profitable yet. But the word on the street is that very few, if any, of the video-only companies are making money.
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