msnbc.msn.com — Clock is ticking for the Silicon Valley star. YouTube has raised $11.5 million in venture capital, mostly from Google backer Sequoia Capital. But its operating expenses, which it doesn't publicly disclose, are undoubtedly massive and growing.
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bpapaOct 2, 2006
Just because they bleed money now doesn't mean they'll always bleed money. YouTube founders never said that they wanted to make a trillion dollars in their first year - they said they wanted to build an awesome service, and then make money off of it. Just like Digg. I think it's fair to say that they are halfway towards achieving that goal.
bocephusmcguireOct 2, 2006
Seems like they could do something in the passive ad area -- like Google Adsense. With the number of viewers they get, it would at least generate some positive cash flow.
Closed AccountOct 2, 2006
Amazon lost money year after year, until suddenly they became profitable.Now youtube doesn't sell anything physical, so it will probably be a lot harder for them to reach a stage where they are breaking even, let alone actually making anything.
mermOct 2, 2006
In case you haven't noticed, TV Networks are still largely too afraid of the internet to try and use it. The networks are dinosaurs.
cornstarchOct 2, 2006
Google should buy YouTube before some company like NewsCorp does.
laurentvwOct 2, 2006
Or an ad after the video.