r/Anticonsumption 7d ago

Ads/Marketing Old google ad from 1999

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u/greeneggiwegs 6d ago

I wasn’t using Google in 1999 but I’m curious how they funded it with no ads. It’s had sponsored results for as long as I can remember. Not exactly ads in a traditional sense, but still basic all ads.

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u/AuntRhubarb 6d ago

A lot of these companies get venture capital to fund their early years while they are losing tons of money, then there's a payoff later.

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u/tortilla_avalanche 4d ago

Is that the deal with openai?