erst 38 jährigen CEO von IAC. Barry Diller hat ja bekanntlich ein großes Talent die richtigen Leute zu finden. Und mit Levin hat er wirklich einen Treffer gelandet. Jeder seiner Aktionärsbriefe ist hervorragend zu lesen. IAC baut wirkliche Unternehmen und nicht nur aufgeblasene Flops wie Rocket.
We entered 2019 with a plan to invest throughout the portfolio, deepen the moats around our businesses, and take share, prioritizing accelerating revenue growth over near-term margins. Our biggest businesses, with real advantages, still likely generate the best risk-adjusted returns with incremental capital. Tinder is winning, ANGI is accelerating, Applications has a mobile plot working, and cash continues accumulating. But the IAC model, with patience and accountability, drives the smaller businesses too. Dotdash is tasting victory – at current growth and margins, we’ll have messed up if we don’t have a multi-billion dollar business there soon. BlueCrew’s growth curve would turn heads in Silicon Valley (we moved it to Chicago), and Vimeo just acquired a big new capability for a larger market. We’re not ready to celebrate, but we’re making progress along the tracks we’ve laid, and as always, we’re building.
The vision to see, the courage to buy and the patience to hold