Reading the article, it would seem that the VC money will go towards launching StackOverflow clones in as many different verticals as possible. Thus the comparison with Starbucks, which had proven success in several markets before going big.
StackOverflow has launched what, 5 QA sites in total now? All of which seem to be thriving pretty well. It seems they're expecting similar success with QA sites for Sailing, Pregnancy Advice, Cat Owners, Subaru Mechanics, etc.
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Reading the article, it would seem that the VC money will go towards launching StackOverflow clones in as many different verticals as possible. Thus the comparison with Starbucks, which had proven success in several markets before going big.
StackOverflow has launched what, 5 QA sites in total now? All of which seem to be thriving pretty well. It seems they're expecting similar success with QA sites for Sailing, Pregnancy Advice, Cat Owners, Subaru Mechanics, etc.