No one has been more bullish on porn than me. I have made a killing on RICK and long for the next public opportunity. I believe that the Venture Capitalists and Public Markets here and abroad will embrace it as well. It will be veiled in this weak statement though like the one today from Ning’s founder Marc Andreesen :
In a nutshell, we aren’t pro-porn, but we are pro-freedom
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What a weak, pile of shit statement.
How about…”This service was going nowhere until PORN came along. Long live Porn.”
My problem is, I am a stock and market pervert, not a porn addict. I have long been embarassed that when my wife sneaks up behind me that she finds me at Google Finance.
I had long thought that Ning.com had no shot. Like we need another community toolset that speeds up the festering of a good site. No longer do I believe that. Porn may save Ning. Maybe they should change the name to PING as a tribute to the porn.
Mr. Andreesen, founder of Ning, Netscape and Opsware may not admit his visionary PORN investment much like a pitcher throwing at a batter…only the pitcher knows if it was intended. All we know is that Marc is wrapping himself in the constitution for now.
classic
Porn & Gambling push the boundaries of the ‘net
its amazing how many things porn saves. you can make the dumbest thing, put some good porn up, and people will fight to check it out.
If I was a brand manager considering using Ning, I certainly wouldn’t want that association…also makes you wonder about the audience younger users are interacting with…
sam…that wont matter
booyah is correct.
actually…porn wont save ning. maybe sellable, but not saveable as a biz
Porn is the lubricant that makes the Internet engine go.
-DT
VCGH is RICKesque, but with more shares and more debt…Only other public strip-club chain. Founder owns 31%. Company just moved to the NASDAQ.
damn…nice find Ross. wish you had brought that too me a while back
largest sharehold(other than insider) is clarus capital whose has written up the stock on real money and value investors club several times. Stock is still cheap since they buy up clubs at 3-5x cash flow.