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This seems like a common practice for startups, at least in my experience. I've worked at companies that boast they have hundreds of thousands of users to their
by ezekg 6y ago
This seems like a common practice for startups, at least in my experience. I've worked at companies that boast they have hundreds of thousands of users to their investors and on their sign up pages, but in actuality, they have less than a thousand active users. It's deceptive. Most users were never active to begin with, yet outwardly they stretch the truth. Yes, you may have a high user row count in the database, and you may also have a high spam user count, but that means nothing and they hide it.
- johnchristopher 6y agoYou say it's common so I suppose investors are used to it and find out quickly?
- jm20 6y agoYes any semi-experienced investor will immediately screen for active users vs signups, and if they find out you’re trying to game the numbers it’s usually a dealbreaker.
- ezekg 6y agoYou would think so. I've seen the presentation slides, and I've seen the real production analytics. Totally different. But alas, I've since exited the life of startup employee and won't return.