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>> a simple WhatsApp competitor with the same business model as the pre-facebook WhatsApp. Because the business was "sell to fb," effectively. Whoever succeeds

>> a simple WhatsApp competitor with the same business model as the pre-facebook WhatsApp. Because the business was "sell to fb," effectively. Whoever succeeds in putting together a wide network of people will face similar incentives. I suppose someone could do it Craig Newmark style, but for that a Craig Newmark needs to be CEO of a major app company. Long odds.

paxys 6y ago
Not a great example even otherwise considering what a cesspool Craigslist eventually became.
busymom0 6y ago
Was that the business model before FB offered them the deal though? If I remember right, before then, they has a $1 per year subscription?