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Those companies aren't that different than the dot-com era companies.

"We're not $boring_business, we're $boring_business_but_internet" (or, today, it'd be boring but mobile)



I think the difference is still that many dot-com era companies didn't have much or any revenues, definitely not in billions.


Yeah, it's true.

This cycle, investors realized that OK, maybe we have to see revenues to believe it's a real business.

But, if you look at things like WeWork, sure, there's revenue, but there's never even been the hope of eventual profit. The business model fundamentally destroys value.




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