Where Are They Now: Klout, DropBox, Assistly
In early 2011, we looked at Assistly, Dropbox and Qriously as tools that could help small businesses and startups. We had to take a look --- where is everyone now? So far the tools, apps, companies we’ve been watching are steadily growing up into first movers and disrupters. Of our three follows above we have one acquisition, one member of the billion-dollar valuation club and one positioned to be there soon. We might even see an IPO from this group. One thing is for sure: social media isn’t going away and those who are mastering it are riding the wave to the top.
In early 2011, we looked at Assistly, Dropbox and Qriously as tools that could help small businesses and startups. We had to take a look — where is everyone now?
For some perspective, Facebook was at 400 million active users and Twitter had 200 million in the winter of 2010. Facebook is now publicly traded with 1.1 billion users each month (a good-sized portion of the planet) and Twitter has an estimated $10 billion valuation and is in a huge acquisition battle against Yahoo!, which is now being led by Marissa Mayer.
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