Tag: tumblr

If Tumblr is worth $1.1 Billion, is Pinterest worth $19 Billion

by Chris Yeh

My friend Adam Rifkin, who runs the awesome PandaWhale (where I get a ton of my news), recently wrote about the Tumblr acquisition for AllThingsD.  It’s a smart and well-reasoned essay, which is well worth reading: http://dthin.gs/113xmz8 His basic argument is that Tumble is valuable because it is a massive interest graph: “Tumblr is one … Continue reading If Tumblr is worth $1.1 Billion, is Pinterest worth $19 Billion

The Lesson of Tumblr: Product Uber Alles

by Chris Yeh

The best coverage I’ve read about Yahoo’s massive acquisition of Tumblr comes from Tumblr co-founder Marco Arment (who went on to create Instapaper): “Intense focus requires neglecting almost everything else. David’s focus on pushing the product forward meant that he didn’t want to think about boring stuff: support, scaling, paperwork, and money. Every time we’d … Continue reading The Lesson of Tumblr: Product Uber Alles