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Twitter Raises A Second Round Of Funding

Started by andrewparker · 4 months ago

Our portfolio company Twitter announced today that they have closed a second round of financing, led by Spark Capital and including Jeff Bezos' investment entity Bezos Expeditions. Union Square ... Continue reading »

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  • May they scale!
  • I was at a conference this week, and the topic of the business model for Twitter popped up again. I'm a user and I love it... but will this next round of funding help determine how it will make money? Plans for advertising?
  • I can't speak to this issue yet, but this is very much on our minds and we
    hope to be able to start talking about it soon
  • twitter is going to make more money than god, from more than one direction
  • Than god? I sure hope not. I am planning on rolling in the dough if I get to heaven ;)
  • How do you see Twitter generating revenue in the long run, or are you just looking for a liquidity event to realize your gains?
  • The answer to that question will come shortly.
  • Hey matt
  • Why did you guys invest in twitter? what was so great about it? with all do respect............. And what is it ,that "Union square" looks
    for before investing, what sparks your intrest? And how do you
    choose from others because you could choose one over the
    other could be the next google?

    Thanks
  • That is a great question and the whole point of this blog. If you read it regulalry, we hope that you'll start to understand what we look for in our investments and why

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