Viral Growth and Analytics: What are some examples of products that grew rapidly but failed to retain users?
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Some startups/products are successful early on, acquiring millions of users only to (relatively) fizzle out a few months later. Here are a few examples that come to mind: , ,
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Is there a better example than Groupon? It was literally the fastest growing company in history. But what happened? Well, I think, its ubiquity devalued the feeling of belonging for one. (Do I want a Tivo or a DVR? It doesn't really matter). Second, I think the product quickly eroded in quality as it expanded and tried to make too much money too quickly.
Ryan Holiday
OMGPop's Draw Something.
Anonymous
These come to mind, though some may be on a slow adoption to resurgence curve (except Color, of course). Chatroulette Highlight Color Diaspora Napster
Anonymous
Slide hotornot MyBloglog + All those spammy applications which used the facebook invite flow in 2007-2008 to get users
Lijo Isac
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