Business.com Sold for $360,000,000

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    jagan, Jul 26, 2007 IP
  2. amitpatel_3001

    amitpatel_3001 Results Follow Patience

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    wow thats a pretty big amount :)
     
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  3. deluxdon

    deluxdon Catch Me If You Can...!!!™ Staff

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    Amazing. Its really huge amount :eek:

    Thanks for sharing this with us ;)

     
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  4. jimkarter

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    #4
    Thats a news!!!
     
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    Richie_Ni Illustrious Member

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    #5
    Awesome!
    That's a lot of money!!!
     
    Richie_Ni, Jul 26, 2007 IP
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    axlarry Notable Member

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    #6
    24 years earning? That's huge!!
    What's their main income source anyways?
     
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  7. onlinedude

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    #7
    Well spotted - thanks! And congrats to Business.com!
     
    onlinedude, Jul 26, 2007 IP
  8. insidedesign

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    #8
    Wow, that is amazing.

    Interesting...
     
    insidedesign, Jul 26, 2007 IP
  9. britishguy

    britishguy Prominent Member

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    #9
    Great P/E Exit augers well for the Internet :)

    Thats pretty cool yet another benchmarker confirming the value of genuine business with revenue on the net :cool:
     
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  10. jetbrains

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    Amazing! Great Deal !
     
    jetbrains, Jul 26, 2007 IP
  11. vicdigi

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    #11
    24 times the amount is over the odds. However, whoever bought it saw further potential!
     
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    #12
    Thats really gr8 deal...
     
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  13. Velocity

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    #13
    wow, that is huge.
    That is 288 months of revenue! wow, I would be rich if I could sell Dream Web Directory for 288 months revenue! :D
     
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    WOW!..... out of words here!
     
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    #15
    overpriced, IMO...
     
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  16. Providence

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    #16
    Nice deal. Nice price.
     
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  17. Awareness

    Awareness Banned

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    #17
    Lot of money man!!!
     
    Awareness, Jul 26, 2007 IP
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    #18
    What does cash flow means? profit?
     
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    #19
    IMHO-- both sides won.

    Congrats to the buyer and ofcourse business.com
     
    jhnrang, Jul 26, 2007 IP
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    yeah, cannot imagine paying so much for the website. Are they seeing something we don't??

    it will be interesting to see how business.com evolves now.
     
    jl255, Jul 26, 2007 IP