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David Lieb

12/19/24

@ Y Combinator

We learned that the frequency of use for Bump was too low for the value it provided, which ultimately led to its decline.

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How David Lieb Turned a Failing Startup Into Google Photos | Backstory

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How David Lieb Turned a Failing Startup Into Google Photos | Backstory

12/19/24

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LangChain Cast

12/18/24

@ LangChain

A bug in our caching system caused the model to respond as if it were talking to itself, leading to a significant drop in user satisfaction until we identified and fixed it.

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Y Combinator Cast

02/13/25

@ Y Combinator

In hindsight, we didn't track revenue effectively; we focused on usage metrics, which made it unclear how many monthly active users we needed for fundraising.

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Michael Seibel

05/27/21

@ Justin Kan

We were so incompetent about measuring usage that fixing quality of service issues would shrink our views.

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Hosain Rahman

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

After launching our first consumer product, we realized we had compromised on key design elements, which ultimately led to its poor performance in the market.

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Chandan Lodha

04/03/24

@ Y Combinator

As the crypto market began to cool, we received feedback that we were losing our product edge and failing to keep up with the evolving needs of users in the crypto space.

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Avni Patel Thompson

01/31/19

@ Y Combinator

Even though we had a solid growth rate, it wasn't enough to sustain the business, leading me to consider shutting it down.

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Avni Patel Thompson

01/31/19

@ Y Combinator

The decision to shut down was influenced by the realization that our initial hypothesis about the business model wasn't panning out as expected.

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Severin Hacker

05/19/25

@ 20VC with Harry Stebbings

Push notifications significantly impact user engagement; we see a drop in activity whenever the service goes down.

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Jason Citron

11/25/24

@ 20VC with Harry Stebbings

During the pandemic, we learned that some features didn't resonate with users, prompting us to refocus on our core gaming audience.