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I'm actually a little disappointed in that 1.5M number. Mint is held up as such a success story, I had assumed, given things like Dropbox's 4M number, that Min
by cryptnoob 17y ago
I'm actually a little disappointed in that 1.5M number. Mint is held up as such a success story, I had assumed, given things like Dropbox's 4M number, that Mint would be much higher.
For those of us that are in much smaller niches, and with expectations of less press coverage, etc, than Mint, we mentally discount our potential user number as some percentage of Mints (or Dropbox's, or pick your success story)
When doing such mental math, the larger the successes number, the better you like it. Say your niche is only 5% as large (Mint's niche was pretty much "anybody with money and a computer). So, best case, you're looking at 5% of Mint. If Mint is only 1.5M, of which, probably most were non-paid ... You get my drift.
- JarekS 17y agoI think that you should look at that 1,5mln users number from different perspective. It's HUGE amount if you think of these people as being brave enough to give their PASSWORDS and bank account details to the startup! Using Dropbox doesn't put you in any risks. To be an early Mint adopter you must be very ... well... adventurous.
- jmatt 17y agoI began with a bank account that I kept for depositing checks locally. And a credit card I rarely use. From there I slowly built up trust and added more accounts. All of that being said, it's safe to say I'm adventurous and a risk taker.
- csytan 17y agoAnyone: 1. with money 2. who owns a computer 3. located in the US 4. willing to give mint.com access to their banking credentials I don't know if Dropbox or Mint are reporting active users or just sign ups, but I'd think that those that sign-up with Mint put in a great deal more time and thought.
- alexro 17y agoAlso, Dropbox users can easily create several accounts (I have) for various purposes. Seems unreasonable for the Mint users.