Comments on: For Serious? Slide Valued at $500M

By: My New Message – Related | Keep It Simple!

My New Message – Related | Keep It Simple! — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:44:44 +0000

[...] Blue Run Ventures, Founders Fund, Mayfield, Khosla Ventures, T-Rowe Price and Fidelity Investments. The company is valued at half-a-billion dollars. Slide is focusing its attention on building a team that will focus on higher-end campaigns, ones [...]

By: Slide Cuts Ad-Staff, Shifts Focus

Slide Cuts Ad-Staff, Shifts Focus — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:43:30 +0000

By: Startup Meme » Blog Archive » RockYou raises $35 million

Startup Meme » Blog Archive » RockYou raises $35 million — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:14:25 +0000

[...] raised money may bring company’s estimation under rival widget maker Slide which was $550 million in its last $50 million round from two private equity funds, which also was less than $50 million- [...]

By: All that Glitters is Gold: RockYou Raises $35M - GigaOM

All that Glitters is Gold: RockYou Raises $35M - GigaOM — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:00:18 +0000

[...] valuation under fellow widget maker Slide’s, which was $550 million in its last $50 million round from two private equity funds. It’s also less than a reported $50-$70 million on a $400 [...]

By: Widget Me This - GigaOM

Widget Me This - GigaOM — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:32:10 +0000

[...] Clearspring, begin to explore monetization strategies, and as widget makers such as Slide pull in large amounts of capital, the time to prove that widgets can make money is [...]

By: Widget Me This - Zarang : Overdrive!

Widget Me This - Zarang : Overdrive! — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:33:18 +0000

[...] Clearspring, begin to explore monetization strategies, and as widget makers such as Slide pull in large amounts of capital, the time to prove that widgets can make money is [...]

By: Flixster-IAC: Deal or No Deal? - GigaOM

Flixster-IAC: Deal or No Deal? - GigaOM — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:11:37 +0000

[...] We recently saw East Coast mutual funds pump $50 million or so into San Francisco-based Slide at a massive half-a-billion dollar valuation (say [...]

By: Slide Raises 50 Millions, valuated at 500 Millions–Widgets Lab

Slide Raises 50 Millions, valuated at 500 Millions–Widgets Lab — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:44:30 +0000

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Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:19:32 +0000

[...] *SuperPoking: more value than I ever dreamed. Facebook widget-making startup Slide has been valued at $500M. SEEMS LIKE A LOT. [giga om] [...]

By: One More Idea » Google - World’s biggest widget company

One More Idea » Google - World’s biggest widget company — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:52:58 +0000

[...] not sure myself but I think that’s what is going in the minds of Slide investors. Obviously people are shocked at the valuation. Adam cites $1.40 for each installed application user. Which provides one way to [...]

By: Vishal Mehta

Vishal Mehta — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:16:07 +0000

Well, Its a lucrative venture but for accurate statistics a website has been setup called http://www.trialipo.com, you can go there to make accurate valuations, its like a stock exchange for private companies.

By: drbaher

drbaher — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:55:16 +0000

There’s no doubt that their decision to concentrate on Facebook platform when it first launched, has brought them to this impressive valuation, which is like 7x the prior valuation.

It’s the facebook effect :) I wrote about it here http://technozzle.com/?p=51

By: Basil

Basil — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:49:01 +0000

I’ve blocked just about every application they make- I understand how they appeal to people in high school, but eventually the market for annoying tests and facebook pokes will dwindle. People tend to add an application, use it once, and then leave it alone. This is not the type of user that justifies a $500 million valuation.

By: Nick Hawkins

Nick Hawkins — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:47:02 +0000

$500 million? I’m surprised it’s valued at $10 million, let alone $500mm. Hey, it’s not my money, I don’t care if they throw it away.

By: Slide Funded for $50 Million at $500 Valuation - Technozzle

Slide Funded for $50 Million at $500 Valuation - Technozzle — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:43:07 +0000

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By: Curtis

Curtis — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:14:30 +0000

Slide is a cool app, but it is nowhere near as valuable and/or practical as Paypal. Slide is rudimentary entertainment during a period of overvaluation of social networks. ALL entertainment products that are successful go through a period of rapid market adoption, then rapid decline.

This is an insane investment by Fidelity and T-Rowe Price - note that I am referring to the valuation, not the opportunity.

Great idea, great product, HUGE over valuation.