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I still can't believe they tried to build hype around a tool that was useless without a network effect, and then rationed off invitations to actually use it. T

I still can't believe they tried to build hype around a tool that was useless without a network effect, and then rationed off invitations to actually use it. The PM couldn't have possibly been surprised when it didn't catch on.

mnx 9y ago
I think they saw it as an effective method for building hype. I mean, gmail used to work on invites too.
- bsimpson 9y ago
  Yeah, but Gmail could trade messages with all the email accounts everyone already had; there was no bootstrapping a social platform problem.