David Jackson's  Instablog

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Cliff Wachtel Comments (1579)
 
Congrats. Does this mean you'll start paying us :-) ?
2 Dec 2009, 06:04 AM Reply Like

David Jackson Comments (1115)
 
Hi Cliff,

Funny you should mention that... Joking aside, there's lots we can't disclose, but we have big plans for how to enable contributors to make real money.

David
On Dec 02 06:04 AM Cliff Wachtel wrote:

> Congrats. Does this mean you'll start paying us :-) ?
2 Dec 2009, 09:01 AM Reply Like

squark62 Comments (205)
 
congrats, david! i know that's a great accomplishment. is this what some call meso funding?
2 Dec 2009, 10:49 AM Reply Like

David Jackson Comments (1115)
 
Thanks squark62! This is just a regular early stage venture round. It should enable us to invest more heavily in technology.

On Dec 02 10:49 AM squark62 wrote:

> congrats, david! i know that's a great accomplishment. is this
> what some call meso funding?
2 Dec 2009, 11:18 AM Reply Like

rcprofit Comments (26)
 
Congrat's
2 Dec 2009, 01:18 PM Reply Like

ForMyOwnAccount Comments (21)
 
Hi David,
I had no idea Seeking Alpha needed money other than the advertising, ie, what appears to be rather substantial banner ad flow. I'm a new Instablogger and frankly hope the $7 mil will let you drop the banner ads.

Otherwise, Seeking Alpha is in a class by itself. I especially like the availability of company transcripts because I cannot spend all day every day listening to company reports on live conference calls.

As a new Instablogger, I plan on submitting not just specific trading ideas but also going back over and over and over again the basics and the importance of common sense and intuition when it comes to trading and investing. I am finding that subjecting my ideas to your savvy gang of followers and commentors makes for a more rigorous assessment of the positions I put on or eliminate. Many thanks David!
ForMyOwnAccount
5 Dec 2009, 12:08 PM Reply Like

David Jackson Comments (1115)
 
ForMyOwnAccount - thanks for your feedback and suggestions. Currently, advertising is our *only* revenue, so you shouldn't expect us to eliminate the banner ads. But our goal with ads is to make them as useful as possible for the reader, and we disallow ads that we think cross the line into excessive intrusiveness.

We often hear from contributors and instabloggers that the comments left by readers are highly valuable, and help them in their investment process. A tip: make sure you tag instablog posts with the relevant ticker symbol so your post comes to the attention of people tracking that stock.

Glad to hear that you (like many others) find the transcripts helpful. Do you have any suggestions how we can make them better, in addition to the search and other links we provide on those pages?
18 Dec 2009, 02:26 AM Reply Like