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    1. Bryce Roberts‏ @bryce Jul 13

      Fascinating- $22M raised. $6M in revenue. Acquired for $7Mhttps://www.google.com/amp/s/seekingalpha.com/amp/news/3369631-izea-signs-definitive-agreement-acquire-tapinfluence …

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      Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Jul 13
      Replying to @bryce

      ...how does that make any sense at all?

      7:16 AM - 13 Jul 2018
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        2. Bryce Roberts‏ @bryce Jul 13
          Replying to @AustenAllred

          either super compelling retention packages for employees/founders or bet on post merger stock bump to increase ultimate valuation before shares are distributed.

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        3. Darren Lachtman‏Verified account @dlach5 Jul 13
          Replying to @bryce @AustenAllred

          There is not a single possible package from Izea that could be “compelling.” (Look at stock performance and market cap). Both these companies struggling and far from the top in this crowded ecosystem. Guessing revenue doesn’t tell whole story and this was fire sale

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        4. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Jul 13
          Replying to @dlach5 @bryce

          Ya bottom line has to be atrocious. Scaling neg unit economics most likely.

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        5. Darren Lachtman‏Verified account @dlach5 Jul 13
          Replying to @AustenAllred @bryce

          Both companies are things of the past. Distant past.

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        2. Mike Bestvina‏ @mbesto Jul 13
          Replying to @AustenAllred @bryce

          This is more common than you think. Many co's who go the venture route in funding think they are "tech co's" but there's no path (or at least no one is convinced of that path) to get to 80%+ GM / 30% overall margins.

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        3. Mike Bestvina‏ @mbesto Jul 13
          Replying to @mbesto @AustenAllred @bryce

          Founders/investors realize this and then go on a fire sale to cut their losses and sell for the real value of their business model. Founders *could* have just built the business as an agency over time with zero outside money and probably been millionaires under the same setup.

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        1. Prasanna K‏ @prasanna_says Jul 13
          Replying to @AustenAllred @bryce

          We should call that 'vanity SaaS': Where CAC >> LTV but you raise and get revenue growth anyway, so you can raise the next round and then spend that to get the next. Product-market-fit not advised.

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