Slope of Hope Blog Posts

Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.

Insta-Reality Check

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Two years ago, Instacart (which I’ve never used in my life) had a $39 valuation. Regrettably for the dummies that poured money into this as a privacy company, the IPO price has its value at more than 75% below those levels. Of course, if they know what’s good for them, the pre-IPO investors will get the hell out before this thing inevitably declines to $500 million market cap.