Comments on: Slide is Pitching For A $200 Million Valuation. Or Not. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:52:37 -0800 hourly 1 By: Slide Gets Their Huge Valuation And Raises $50 million http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1928139 Slide Gets Their Huge Valuation And Raises $50 million Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:44:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1928139 [...] months ago Slide founder Max Levchin assured us that, despite rumors, he wasn’t raising money, and hadn’t even updated his pitch deck. [...] [...] months ago Slide founder Max Levchin assured us that, despite rumors, he wasn’t raising money, and hadn’t even updated his pitch deck. [...]

]]> By: Spunlogic Blog » Blog Archive » Widgets News Update - 12/2007 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1849125 Spunlogic Blog » Blog Archive » Widgets News Update - 12/2007 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:04:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1849125 [...] sale for $10k. While this is “small potatoes” in comparison to other widget makers like Slide (Slide is Pitching For A $200 Million Valuation. Or Not.), it demonstrates that widgets are evolving into a “product” that can be sold. This [...] [...] sale for $10k. While this is “small potatoes” in comparison to other widget makers like Slide (Slide is Pitching For A $200 Million Valuation. Or Not.), it demonstrates that widgets are evolving into a “product” that can be sold. This [...]

]]> By: Patrice Albertus - Blog et Actualités » Widget marketing and new medias [updated] http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1848422 Patrice Albertus - Blog et Actualités » Widget marketing and new medias [updated] Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:06:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1848422 [...] The free applications and widgets get into the profit model (Slide company developping on Facebook probably valorized at 200M$) [...] [...] The free applications and widgets get into the profit model (Slide company developping on Facebook probably valorized at 200M$) [...]

]]> By: Patrice http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1722133 Patrice Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:39:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1722133 SLIDE is a good example from the widget marketing which is develloping a brand new econonic model with all the plateforms and social networking from the Web ! The new market for developpers are now all this spaces like Facebook, MySpace who will soon open his application catalog and other players like the iGoogle, Vista widget bar and more ! Here's an article on this widget marketing : http://patricealbertus.net/_blog/widget-marketing/ Looking for other people working on this new model ! SLIDE is a good example from the widget marketing which is develloping a brand new econonic model with all the plateforms and social networking from the Web ! The new market for developpers are now all this spaces like Facebook, MySpace who will soon open his application catalog and other players like the iGoogle, Vista widget bar and more !

Here’s an article on this widget marketing : http://patricea...dget-marketing/

Looking for other people working on this new model !

]]> By: Jon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1692428 Jon Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:33:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1692428 The best way to make a startup go under is having too many head in the field... hopefully they all pay for their worth because having that many employees is a very big drain in any VC sink. Jon The best way to make a startup go under is having too many head in the field… hopefully they all pay for their worth because having that many employees is a very big drain in any VC sink.

Jon

]]> By: Andrew http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1692319 Andrew Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:53:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1692319 seems like they need to layoff some workers. 60 is a bit crazy. seems like they need to layoff some workers. 60 is a bit crazy.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1692251 Kevin Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:27:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1692251 I use Slide on myspace; but i still do not see a $200 mil valuation. I use Slide on myspace; but i still do not see a $200 mil valuation.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1692142 Aaron Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:45:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1692142 If Slide is truly a profitable business, it will have signified a new era in web moneymaking - just as in 'real life,' people can sell widgets and make a profit on volume and variety. I know you guys are going to kvetch until you can kvetch no more, but this is good news for the internet as a business opportunity - it means you don't have to build something huge to make money. There will be lots of crap/dilution, just like in 'real life' again, but still... I take this as good news. If Slide is truly a profitable business, it will have signified a new era in web moneymaking – just as in ‘real life,’ people can sell widgets and make a profit on volume and variety.

I know you guys are going to kvetch until you can kvetch no more, but this is good news for the internet as a business opportunity – it means you don’t have to build something huge to make money. There will be lots of crap/dilution, just like in ‘real life’ again, but still… I take this as good news.

]]> By: rons dixon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1692077 rons dixon Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:13:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1692077 ok, i asked this at the begining and some of you might think i was joking. Mike, "And we have a trusted source which says Slide did in fact pitch them for capital recently, asking for at least a $200 million pre-money valuation." what did they pitch? #of users, time on the site? again i asked i am not trying to be cute here. is what is there revenue model? Am i reading that right? ok, i asked this at the begining and some of you might think i was joking.

Mike, “And we have a trusted source which says Slide did in fact pitch them for capital recently, asking for at least a $200 million pre-money valuation.”

what did they pitch? #of users, time on the site? again i asked i am not trying to be cute here. is what is there revenue model?

Am i reading that right?

]]> By: rons dixon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1692073 rons dixon Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:13:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1692073 ok, i asked this at the begining and some of you might think i was joking. Mike "And we have a trusted source which says Slide did in fact pitch them for capital recently, asking for at least a $200 million pre-money valuation." what did they pitch? #of users, time on the site? again i asked i am not trying to be cute here. is what is there revenue model? Some please shed some light. ok, i asked this at the begining and some of you might think i was joking. Mike

“And we have a trusted source which says Slide did in fact pitch them for capital recently, asking for at least a $200 million pre-money valuation.”

what did they pitch? #of users, time on the site? again i asked i am not trying to be cute here. is what is there revenue model?

Some please shed some light.

]]> By: geiser80 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1692002 geiser80 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:44:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1692002 guys, this is not true.... check this out: http://www.btleague.net/info.asp?id=212 guys, this is not true…. check this out:

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]]> By: Alaska Miller http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1691975 Alaska Miller Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:27:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1691975 @Chris Take annual salary and tack on an additional 33% for benefits and taxes. 600k for 60 employees is right. Put in lease, servers, bandwidth, marketing, legal, other expenses and 1 mil burn rate isn't that far off. As for business model, Slide has 10 of the top 200 Facebook apps right now, which closes in to more than 100 million impressions. Some of their widgets have already begun monetizing, with graphic ads and clickthrough campaigns. That's quite an inventory for a business model. An exit though? Doubtful. @Chris

Take annual salary and tack on an additional 33% for benefits and taxes. 600k for 60 employees is right. Put in lease, servers, bandwidth, marketing, legal, other expenses and 1 mil burn rate isn’t that far off.

As for business model, Slide has 10 of the top 200 Facebook apps right now, which closes in to more than 100 million impressions. Some of their widgets have already begun monetizing, with graphic ads and clickthrough campaigns. That’s quite an inventory for a business model.

An exit though? Doubtful.

]]> By: Chris http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1691962 Chris Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:21:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1691962 wow...even entry level Google Software Engineer does not get paid $10,000 per month, unless you are including medical and other non monetary cost. Furthermore, at $1 million per month in cost without any actual revenue model is suicide. I hope VC's will think straight and not think like "congress". (Sorry to be political) wow…even entry level Google Software Engineer does not get paid $10,000 per month, unless you are including medical and other non monetary cost.

Furthermore, at $1 million per month in cost without any actual revenue model is suicide. I hope VC’s will think straight and not think like “congress”. (Sorry to be political)

]]> By: Jason McMinn http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1691929 Jason McMinn Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:07:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1691929 Good luck with that Web 2.0 bubble. $200mm pre-money? Good luck with that Web 2.0 bubble. $200mm pre-money?

]]> By: AllMyMac.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1691925 AllMyMac.com Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:05:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1691925 I hope News Corp. doesnt get their hands on Slide. As far as valuation, I think you can look at <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/07/myspace-to-acquire-photobucket-for-250-million/" rel="nofollow">how much News Corp acquired Photobucket</a> for and get some idea how much Slide.com is worth. I think $200M is a little high, if your talking about <a href="http://siteanalytics.compete.com/photobucket.com+slide.com/?metric=uv" rel="nofollow">traffic</a>. That said, Slide.com is a much better application and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Levchin" rel="nofollow">leadership</a>. I hope News Corp. doesnt get their hands on Slide.

As far as valuation, I think you can look at how much News Corp acquired Photobucket for and get some idea how much Slide.com is worth.

I think $200M is a little high, if your talking about traffic.

That said, Slide.com is a much better application and leadership.

]]> By: Techy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1691916 Techy Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:02:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1691916 Those servers which serves photos are counted as employees son! Those servers which serves photos are counted as employees son!

]]> By: Shay Hugi http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1691915 Shay Hugi Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:02:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1691915 200MD valuation for what? for a flash animation that does i/o to provide a few pics? even if you put ads on the slides / links for seo or whatever you do with their volume it's no where close to a 200MD valuation, guess they are looking for the right idiot to buy them, do I smell a big 60 employees bubble? this company is the no1 techcrunch's dead pool nominee for the moment. 200MD valuation for what? for a flash animation that does i/o to provide a few pics?
even if you put ads on the slides / links for seo or whatever you do with their volume it’s no where close to a 200MD valuation, guess they are looking for the right idiot to buy them, do I smell a big 60 employees bubble? this company is the no1 techcrunch’s dead pool nominee for the moment.

]]> By: Sean http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1691907 Sean Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:56:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1691907 Average employee is earning $10,000/month? I have serious doubts. Average employee is earning $10,000/month? I have serious doubts.

]]> By: cl8ton http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1691860 cl8ton Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:34:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1691860 Time to get Amp'd !! Time to get Amp’d !!

]]> By: ZiZi http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1691842 ZiZi Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:24:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1691842 60 employees to make widgets??? Good lord!!! 60 employees to make widgets???
Good lord!!!

]]> By: wayne lambright http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1691834 wayne lambright Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:22:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1691834 Ron Dixon, You're reading my mind. Ron Dixon,

You’re reading my mind.

]]> By: rons dixon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1691820 rons dixon Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:14:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/22/slide-is-pitching-for-a-200-million-valuation-or-not/#comment-1691820 What is their revenue model? What is their revenue model?

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