so when was youtube profitable?
this post was submitted on 06 Jan 2025
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Uber didn't make a profit for a very long time. This is part of the game in silicon valley. Fake it until you make it.
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Yeah, we see this all the time with emerging tech and platforms. All of the top tech companies now were once spending cash faster than they could make it, and all the naysayers saying they’d never be profitable.
Don’t y’all get tired of being wrong sometimes? Maybe try to learn from the past.
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Why would anyone believe this? It's a private company. They don't have to be truthful talking about their finances.
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you don't understand how technology companies work. they're not always making money
yeah but there is a difference between losing some money on R&D and simply having an unviable business model.
Would people on Lemmy actually know the difference though? Like half the people here don't believe in the premise of money and capitalism to begin with. How are they expected to understand the finer points of business?
Oh no, the premise of money and capitalism, my only weakness.
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