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I didn't say the size of the initial user base is irrelevant, just that in practice the growth rate matters more. And while growth rate is not in itself visibl
by pg 18y ago
I didn't say the size of the initial user base is irrelevant, just that in practice the growth rate matters more.
And while growth rate is not in itself visible, what drives it is something that's usually even more visible than the size of the user base: the quality of the product.
- cperciva 18y agowhile growth rate is not in itself visible, what drives it is something that's usually even more visible than the size of the user base: the quality of the product. I'm not convinced. Most startup founders think that their products are the greatest thing since sliced bread, but they're often also aware that they are biassed. How many startup founders haven't at some point been disappointed by the size of their user base and said to themselves "gee, I think what I'm doing is really cool, but maybe the market for this isn't as big as I thought it was"?