It is pretty impressive for this type of business
to be so close to profitability in such a short time.
There is so much competition and so many choices in the "search" realm that it is challenging to start-up new sites and survive...
let alone begin to prosper. Blinkx has been executing very well and continues to do so.
Not sure the EXACT time frame, but Amazon was 10 years +/- a bit before getting into the black.
"I call investing the greatest business in the world because you never have to swing... All day you wait for the pitch you like,... The problem when you're a money manager is that your fans keep yelling, 'Swing. you bum!'"
W. Buffett