YouTube disallowing adblockers, Reddit charging for API usage, Twitter blocking non-registered users. These events happen almost at the same time. Is this one of the effects of the tech bubble burst?
YouTube disallowing adblockers, Reddit charging for API usage, Twitter blocking non-registered users. These events happen almost at the same time. Is this one of the effects of the tech bubble burst?
All VC backed tech companies have been operating on the assumption that they can focus on growth and then make a profit later. That hasn’t happened for most of these companies and VCs are starting to demand returns. It was always going to happen, I’m surprised it took this long.
More importantly, the IPO market collapsed a couple of years ago. That is the VC’s payday. Now that we’re not in an IPO buying frenzy, investors are wanting to see positive cashflow before they buy.
Rates needed to rise before it was going to come to pass.