Comments on: AOL Acquires SocialThing http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/aol-acquires-socialthing.html Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:51:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: tibbetts http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/aol-acquires-socialthing.html/comment-page-1#comment-9960 tibbetts Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:58 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/aol-acquires-socialthing.html#comment-9960 Congratulations on the acquisition. I'm not that familiar with the history of SocialThing, but it looks like their service is still in private beta. I can think of a handful of startups that were acquired before a full public launch (and validation) of their product (Dodgeball/Google, Buzzword/Adobe). I wonder if you can comment on the economics of a deal like this (how do you value a potential user base?), and the role of preexisting relationships in the valuation. Congratulations on the acquisition. I'm not that familiar with the history of SocialThing, but it looks like their service is still in private beta. I can think of a handful of startups that were acquired before a full public launch (and validation) of their product (Dodgeball/Google, Buzzword/Adobe).

I wonder if you can comment on the economics of a deal like this (how do you value a potential user base?), and the role of preexisting relationships in the valuation.

]]> By: tom http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/aol-acquires-socialthing.html/comment-page-1#comment-8971 tom Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/aol-acquires-socialthing.html#comment-8971 Congrats to the SocialThing! guys! Congrats to the SocialThing! guys!

]]> By: Jason Cormier http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/aol-acquires-socialthing.html/comment-page-1#comment-8972 Jason Cormier Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/aol-acquires-socialthing.html#comment-8972 Yes, congratulations to SocialThing! I love how this kind of activity draws the kind of attention that Boulder deserves as a thriving start up community. When waves like this come in, the whole ship rises. Yes, congratulations to SocialThing! I love how this kind of activity draws the kind of attention that Boulder deserves as a thriving start up community. When waves like this come in, the whole ship rises.

]]> By: bfeld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/aol-acquires-socialthing.html/comment-page-1#comment-8975 bfeld Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/aol-acquires-socialthing.html#comment-8975 In this case I can’t comment on the economics of the deal as it is confidential.<br /> In this case I can’t comment on the economics of the deal as it is confidential.

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