by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Last December Meetic, owned by Match, acquired Massive Media, which runs Twoo.com, for $25M cash. Twoo, a Badoo clone, had grown to 9.6M unique monthly visitors (source). I met some of the Twoo team in London last fall when I was in town to speak at the White Label...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Dating Site Features
I’ve always loved the design and marketing of HowAboutWe, although in terms of profiles, search and being effective, it’s always fell a bit short for me compared to the top dating sites in terms of payoff for time spent on the site. While their unique...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Zoosk announced record revenues of $40 million in the first quarter of 2013. $40 million!!! Looks like Zoosk could have a $200 million dollar year. Available in 25 languages and serving more than 70 countries, the company has raised more than $40 million in equity...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
So an investor is talking about how Netflix has quadrupled it’s stock price in the last seven Months. It’s a great story, watching Netflix on my tv through my Roku box is a fantastic experience. Then things get weird. Investor Whitney Tilson: If Netflix is...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Dating Markets, Dating Sites & Startups, Marketing, Mobile Dating, Social: Dating & Networking
Massive link-dump and some videos, enjoy. When is HowAboutWe going to do a deal with Foursquare? Check-in, rich location data and a slick recommendation service. SimpleWash will help you purge your Facebook account of content that single people, employers and mom may...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Dating Sites & Startups
When LikeBright and LikeIt (formerly The Complete.me) launched around the same time, I thought they were going to be the new Zoosk vs. Are You Interested comparison for new-school dating sites. Both companies have solid teams, strong visions and some cash to burn...