WhatsApp founder Jan Koum explains why he charged $1 for the product to intentionally slow growth
Sam Altman recalls:
āI remember in 2011, people would say WhatsApp is never going to work because they charge a dollar and itās a viral app and thatās
It is advised in business that " differentiate first your product or service and then scale later".
Because after scaling if we want to differentiate then it is tough and if we scale without differentiation then there is lot of cashburn required.
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Srivatsan Sreedaran
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Get money first .... Fall in love later
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Another player in the market now. This seems to be a smart move given Olaās large driver distribution.
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Great move @Niket, to get quality users! šš»šš»
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Building a startup is like being in a relationshipāexciting at first, exhausting later, and expensive throughout.
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Bro changed his bio after Anupam Mittal said 'Good Influencer, Terrible Entrepreneur.
He made it funny and cool!
Do you think this was a smart move?
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#Random Thoughts - 4
Engineers believe in testing everything before launch. But startups often say, āLaunch first, fix later.ā
Is this mindset reckless or just practical?