When A Startup Worth Hundreds Of Millions Goes Dark: What's New With #Klout?
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September 14, 2013 ● 347 views
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In early 2012, the social-importance ranking engine was on fire. Kleiner Perkins, Microsoft, and other big-name backers pumped $30 million into Flout at a valuation worth hundreds of millions of dollars.Then Klout vanished from headlines. Last week it reappeared. The news wasn't good.
Klout's COO, Emil Michael, resigned. He left for Uber, the latest red-hot startup worth billions of dollars, to be its SVP of Business. Michael remains on Klout's Board of Directors.
When A Startup Worth Hundreds Of Millions Goes Dark: What's New With #Klout?
September 14, 2013 ● 347 views
Social Media
In early 2012, the social-importance ranking engine was on fire. Kleiner Perkins, Microsoft, and other big-name backers pumped $30 million into Flout at a valuation worth hundreds of millions of dollars.Then Klout vanished from headlines. Last week it reappeared. The news wasn't good.
Klout's COO, Emil Michael, resigned. He left for Uber, the latest red-hot startup worth billions of dollars, to be its SVP of Business. Michael remains on Klout's Board of Directors.