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How did Twitter/Quora persuade investors as they didnt/dont have a business model?

I wonder, how did Quora persuaded their investors as they don't make revenue and even they don't have any revenue model as far as I know. The question is same again for twitter ( I know they sell ...
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Would a voluntary fee work?

"How am I going to make money?" This is the question that's been bouncing around in my head for the last few months as I've been developing my site. Allow me to beat around the bush here, in order to ...
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Web-based Business Built on Open Source and Questions about Funding Options

it's my first post here so be gentle :) First, I've read a few similar posts to the one I'm writing but I wasn't able to find an answer that fit the same mold. Project Details: I have been involved ...
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VC funding and determination of a revenue model

In a recent group chat hosted by Joel Spolsky regarding the Stackoverflow Series A funding round, Spolsky was asked: "How do you envision making a profit?" to which Spolsky replied: "...the whole ...