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Congrats on shipping! That's an awesome achievement. You'll probably run into the chicken/egg problem of launching an app that requires network effects. One
by avalaunch 12y ago
Congrats on shipping! That's an awesome achievement.
You'll probably run into the chicken/egg problem of launching an app that requires network effects. One way to solve that that I think would work good here is to provide ancillary benefits to installing and using your app over the competitors (meetup). For example, some stat tracking capabilities might be a great differentiator that would hopefully motivate those with pre-existing leagues to install and use your app.
- matmik 12y agoThank's a bunch! We're thrilled about finally getting this out there! Stats are very interesting. Especially perhaps partnering with some other apps that already do that extremely well. Who knows. Good suggestion.
- clairity 12y agoyes, you have to have an answer for the chicken & egg problem if you want to be successful in this space. event discovery (of which this is a subset) is particularly littered with failed startups and small businesses. i have two friendly entrepreneurs in my area alone working on this exact same problem and i'm not sure either of them have really nailed it. understanding the true drivers of value are what gets you past the chicken & egg problem. and yes, stats are interesting (...says the person creating a real-time stats app for amateur sports =)