Flickr: From an Online.Game Tool to a Photo Sharing App!
Flickr was initially part of an online multiplayer game called Game Neverending, made by Caterina Fake and Stewart Butterfield.
That game included a feature allowing players to upload and sh
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typical Silicon Valley startup story - start with one idea but end up pivoting to something completely different that unexpectedly takes off. $25 million for Flickr in 2005 was probably a steal too, wonder how much it would be worth today?
It feels like a lot of Indian startups are just repackaged versions of Silicon Valley ideas โ Uber for X, Airbnb for Y, Amazon for Z. But India has completely different cultural, economic, and infrastructural realities.
Do we need to stop blindly fo
๐กHow Notion Nearly Failed, Then Became a $10B Company
In 2015, Notion was 24 hours from shutting down. With just $150,000 left, co-founder Ivan Zhao moved to Kyoto, Japan and reduced the team from 8 to 2 people.
Instead of pivoting or raising more
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In 2006, Yahoo offered $1B for Facebook.
Every advisor told Zuck to sell.
But one mysterious mentor told him to hold.
Today Facebook is worth $1.5 TRILLION.
Meet the hidden genius who saw Facebook's future before anyone else:
In 2005, Facebook w
Europe Just Shook Up AI โ And Silicon Valley Didnโt See It Coming
Everyone says Europe canโt compete with America in tech.
But in just 48 hours, a French startup proved them wrong.
Meet Mistral AI โ the company thatโs making OpenAI nervous.
What
๐ Business Overview of Zoho
What they do:
Zoho makes business software that does everything except make your morning chai (they're probably working on that too). From email to project management , sales management, Customers etc, if
Their USPโ๏ธ
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How the Bromance Between Elon Musk and Sam Altman Turned Toxic
As Altmanโs profile in Silicon Valley rose, he tried to focus tech-industry attention on AIโs potential. In 2014, on his personal blog, he referred to AI as potentially โthe biggest deve
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In just 90 days, they went from zero to $๐๐๐ ๐๐๐.
With only 15 team members. No crazy ad budget. No hype from Silicon Valley.
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Robert Pera: The Silent Billionaire Who Rewired the Internet ๐ฅ
Ever connected to public Wi-Fi that actually worked? You probably have Robert Pera to thank.
But most people donโt even know his name.
Back in the early 2000s, Pera was working as a
Zepto raised $665M, I think they'll raise a billion or more before they do their IPO
In business, anything can be disrupted
Quick commerce is very well positioned to steal the revenue of Dmart, big basket and e commerce players.
A Few prediction
The era of ultra-lean, high-impact startups is here.
Weโre witnessing a quiet revolution, one where tiny teams (and sometimes even solo founders) are building multi-million and even billion-dollar businesses.
Y Combinator recently highlighted that