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| Thursday, May 31, 2007
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| Of Valuation, Nuts, Bolts & Currency
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Was Mr. Page right in paying 1.6 billion dollars(albeit in stock) for a site that lets people upload their homemade videos? This is what half the world was discussing when the announcement came. Not anymore.
Then, there was this new question that had taken its place. Can Mr. Page justify YouTube's valuation? Can Google monetize the loyal (& registered) membership that YouTube offers?
Now they have started calling YouTube "the 1.6 billion dollar Web2.0 giant". Why?
Consider this. If we all agreed to accept cigarettes/Keys/Nuts/Bolts as valid currency... Just Imagine. Each Bolt would buy you two CoffyBites (oh I love that too!). Two keys would buy you a Mc Aloo tikki Burger.
Two keys may not exactly be worth twenty rupees. But you would still take twenty Bolts. This means the bolts, the nuts and the keys have gained currency. Currency is the crux of any transaction. If you have not agreed on the currency, you have agreed on nothing.
The DCFs, the multiples and all the other valuation theories of the world are used because they have gained currency. No matter what the valuation metric, if there is someone else ready to pay the same ( or more) today (or later) then your price is worth it.
This argument is more true for acquisitions in stock. You are paying nuts for bolts! It is completely worth it!!
If there are enough duds (or studs) who believe that YouTube is worth its popularity in silver dollars, then so be it. If they are ready to pay five hundred dollars (20,000 bux!!!) for Google shares, then so be it. Google shares, the YouTube valuation and our cigarettes our nuts our bolts & our keys have all gained currency!Labels: valuation Google currency |
posted by VinChi @
11:55 AM
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| Tuesday, May 15, 2007
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| Quotable Quotes
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Adagani valLaku ivvakudadu... ivvaleni valLani adagakudadu!!!
The 3Cs of Zindaggi:
Birth was but by Chance.
Death is but Certain.
Life is but the Choices you make!! |
| posted by VinChi @
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| Wednesday, May 02, 2007
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| The Condolences Poured in...
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People didnot take my phone's departure well... They were devastated... And the condolences poured in... This is the best of the Lot... The Author's Blog is linked in this blog.
Courtesy: Great Genes.
Dear vinchi,
Before these words echo what I feel, as I type this electronic mail, I would like to offer you my sincere condolences, in the unfortunate and sudden demise of your cellular phone.
Inappropriate, though it may seem, that I pass a statement like this, while you are still coming to terms with your bereavment, the death of your phone, though sudden, was anything but untimely. At this point in time, I salute your phone for its glorious existence and the support it has provided you, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health.
Coming back to the normal way of communicating condolences and offering support, life, and in this case technology, moves on. I can assure you, that you will find many more friends. Though I understand that the one you have lost, has played a significant part in your current existence, given the opportunity, all of them would willingly play an active role, in shaping you as the individual you would want to be. I, as a sincere friend, though of a relatively lesser importance, can offer you my support in helping you find a suitable friend, who can, to the best possible extent, fit snugly in those big, sweet smelling shoes!
And perhaps your new friend, would also bring a smile to your face, as he captures the image of your love, Deeps, who is so very close to your heart.
:)
Great Genes.
P.S. Thanks you for telling me about your phone, before I discovered its fate, while I would, unsucessfully, have tried calling you, atleast a million times!Labels: Condolences |
| posted by VinChi @
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| Tuesday, May 01, 2007
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| My Phone's Obituary
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I am reproducing a mail here... Just to keept the flavour intact... Apologies for the Raw Stench.
Guys,
My Phone is finally dead... I don't know If I should be happy or Sorry... Sorry for losing someone/something so close to me... That thing that I slept with by my bedside... Woke Up everyday with its awesome Alarm ... To Snooze it and Sleep Again... only to be Woken Up all over again...That thing that woke up Murari every single day on Campus (Whenever I was at Madhushala that is..) ... That thing that let my love blossom, That thing that gave me the news of my Grandpa's Death... That thing that was always conveniently switched off whenever Prashantho or Tinku da(the Mess Contractor) called me.. and was always loyally switched on when Deeps called me... That thing that told my dad abt my promotion... A true friend, With me Through those bad days.. the good ones and the great ones too.
I dont know if I should be Sorry or Happy... Happy that I dont have to hide my phone anymore at those 5-star lunch meetings... Happy that I dont have to see those looks on people's faces that read "Kanjooos... Saala..." ... Happy that I can finally buy a new phone...
I dont know if I should be Sorry or Happy 'Coz I cant decide on my next phone... Big Shoes to Fill You See....
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VinChi
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| posted by VinChi @
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