The Ledger

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Ha: Advertising makes up 80% of Disqus revenue
“So advertising and software are two businesses and advertising makes up 80% of our business.”
Daniel Ha Apr 10, 2018 ▶ 6:25 990 How Commenting App Disqus Makes $20m+ Annually
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Ha: Disqus is profitable and makes over $20M in annual revenue
“So discuss has been a profitable. We are in the 20 plus million dollar annual mark.”
Daniel Ha Apr 10, 2018 ▶ 12:31 990 How Commenting App Disqus Makes $20m+ Annually
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Ha: Media Businesses Typically Get Only 1x to 2x Revenue Multiples
“Media businesses typically don't have, you know, one, maybe two X multiple off their top.”
Daniel Ha Apr 10, 2018 ▶ 17:10 990 How Commenting App Disqus Makes $20m+ Annually
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Ha: Disqus Operates at 70%+ Gross Operating Margins
“Yeah, gross gross operating margins. We're in the 70 plus percent range.”
Daniel Ha Apr 10, 2018 ▶ 17:55 990 How Commenting App Disqus Makes $20m+ Annually
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Ha: Disqus raised less than $30M total over 10 years
“We've raised less than thirty million.”
Daniel Ha Apr 10, 2018 ▶ 7:54 990 How Commenting App Disqus Makes $20m+ Annually
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Ha: Disqus maintains a team of under 100 employees
“And team is under a hundred people.”
Daniel Ha Apr 10, 2018 ▶ 8:08 990 How Commenting App Disqus Makes $20m+ Annually
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