Comments on: The Return of The Big Money VC http://gigaom.com/2006/07/25/the-return-of-the-big-money-vc/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:35:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Zillow Shows More of Its Cards http://gigaom.com/2006/07/25/the-return-of-the-big-money-vc/#comment-121015 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:18:18 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/the-return-of-the-big-money-vc/#comment-121015 [...] real estate industry without making so many enemies it gets driven out of business. With $57 million in the bank, lately it’s been a guessing game of just how Zillow would go about thinking [...]

]]> By: Cragin Burton » Blog Archive » VC Money of the Rise http://gigaom.com/2006/07/25/the-return-of-the-big-money-vc/#comment-121014 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:57:53 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/the-return-of-the-big-money-vc/#comment-121014 [...] The Return of The Big Money VC ó Seattle-based real estate information service, Zillow.com raised $25 million, nine months after it raised $26 million. Think about it this way – Zillow has raised $3 million (or about $57 million) for every month of its 19-month existence. [...]

]]> By: Debunking Zillow.com . . . | BloodhoundBlog: National real estate marketing and technology weblog | There's always something to howl about... http://gigaom.com/2006/07/25/the-return-of-the-big-money-vc/#comment-121013 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:40:44 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/the-return-of-the-big-money-vc/#comment-121013 [...] got itself a ton of new venture capital yesterday, so today seems like a fine time to deconstruct its [...]

]]> By: Mobile Reviewer http://gigaom.com/2006/07/25/the-return-of-the-big-money-vc/#comment-121012 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:35:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/the-return-of-the-big-money-vc/#comment-121012 just tried to enter zillow.com, there is what I got:

“Sorry, but we do not support the Opera browser
Instead, please use Internet Explorer or Firefox”.

interesting what investors who using O will say:)

]]> By: Kevin O'Keefe http://gigaom.com/2006/07/25/the-return-of-the-big-money-vc/#comment-121011 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 04:20:18 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/the-return-of-the-big-money-vc/#comment-121011 Looks like we need to get that daily VC newsletter going again. The one from the late ’90′s that made me feel like a piker for only raising $2 million. ;)

]]> By: dude999 http://gigaom.com/2006/07/25/the-return-of-the-big-money-vc/#comment-121010 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 03:32:07 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/the-return-of-the-big-money-vc/#comment-121010 http://www.thefinalanswertoeverything.com/
This is an awesome game, it is really addictive so you have been warned. Money really is cheap, one US dollar is only worth about 4 cents.

]]> By: Berta http://gigaom.com/2006/07/25/the-return-of-the-big-money-vc/#comment-121009 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 23:08:15 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/the-return-of-the-big-money-vc/#comment-121009 One gets the impression that there’s enough idle money out there that can create inflationary pressures at any time – and the only reason it does not is due to the slow bleed of money into the investment world.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2006/07/25/the-return-of-the-big-money-vc/#comment-121008 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:00:54 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/the-return-of-the-big-money-vc/#comment-121008 it is becoming increasingly clear that money is cheap again and venture capitalists are in spend more. zillow would have to work hard to become a leader in this space, and one should expect losses to continue for a bit but the pay off looks big.

]]> By: Robert Dewey http://gigaom.com/2006/07/25/the-return-of-the-big-money-vc/#comment-121007 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:52:58 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/the-return-of-the-big-money-vc/#comment-121007 Incredible… When I first heard about Zillow, I visited the site a few times and spread the word like wildfire. They clearly have a “wow factor”, and will definitely be useful.

My worry is that VC’s are betting too much money on them. I’m sure they can pull a profit, but probably not to the magnitude the VC’s expect.

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