what is an example of a company with a lot of pre-launch buzz that went on to be worth more than a billion dollars?

Jul 11, 2014 · 4:26 PM UTC

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@sama Pinterest. Not LOTS of buzz, but enough people being really excited about it pre-launch. (we featured them on @BetaList pre-launch)
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@sama Depends on what you mean with pre-launch though. Being "launched" doesn't have the clear meaning as it used to have. #leanstartup
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.@sama Would be interesting to see correlation pre-launch buzz, early beta user engagement and valuation. /cc @Mattermark @BetaList
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@clevercode @sama @mailbox They got acquired for a reportedly $100M though. Not a billion dollars. (still a nice number of course)
@clevercode Nice resource! Are they credible though? Where do they get their data?
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@sama mailbox comes close but of course they are not worth a "billion"
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@sama Would Square count? Seemed like a lot of buzz for those days.
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@sama Square, Tesla, Oscar, Domo, LoudCloud off the cuff...
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