Comments on: Business Models Are Overrated! Twitter Raises Another $35 Million

By: Jonathan Marcus

Jonathan Marcus — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:37:47 +0000

Charge for access to a commercial API. That’s the deal.

By: Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:49:23 +0000

No, actually, I don’t think this is the end of the world. Venture investing by definition involves risks and bets on unproven ideas. Like many others, I’m having a hard time thinking of how exactly Twitter will turn a fast-growing Web service into a a fast-growing business (and like some others, I’ve become tired of pointing that out). But if they do, the folks who bet on them win big. That’s the deal.

By: Rick Falls

Rick Falls — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:38:20 +0000

You sound like the banks.
If we waited for everything to be proven profitable before we invest, why should we share in any of the rewards. Risk equals reward is a basic economic principle. Let’s face it they’ve got a lot of eyeballs on them. That’s more than the whiny newspapers can say as they crash and burn.

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