I've read this article somewhere but for the fuck of it - can't find it nowhere. It had the start up budgets of all major social networking and other community as well as video sharing websites there. As far as I remember, YouTube had some $300 million to get off the ground, FaceBook got half million from former CIA agent, etc. Does anyone know where I can find this information? Links?
Start Up Budget of Social Networking Sites?
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Well, it went like this. Some kids put together a proposal for YouTube and approached a number of rich people and organisations. When they got $300 000 000 together, they initiated works on the site and promotion through MySpace etc. I don't know how much exactly it was that they got, but it's in that neighborhood.
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by "rich people" im guessing you dont mean random rich people, you mean venture capitalistsWell, it went like this. Some kids put together a proposal for YouTube and approached a number of rich people and organisations. When they got $300 000 000 together, they initiated works on the site and promotion through MySpace etc. I don't know how much exactly it was that they got, but it's in that neighborhood.
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Wow dude, you are not even close. Sequoia Capital led the first and second VC rounds for youtube. Together, they were about 12M.
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