Here's 1 Thing That PayPal and Pinterest Have in Common
Investors should always understand how the companies they're invested in make money. That might sound obvious, but the source of a company's revenue isn't always apparent. Take PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) as examples. In both cases, you likely know what the companies do. But since they offer their services to consumers for free, how do they make money?
PayPal and Pinterest are two examples of where the consumers are the product. In this video from Motley Fool Backstage Pass, recorded on Oct. 5, Motley Fool contributors Jon Quast and Jason Hall talk about what this means and why this makes both PayPal and Pinterest powerful platforms.
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