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Andy Bromberg

09/15/18

@ Y Combinator

Despite having a great set of investors, we struggled to retain users on Sidewire, even with high-quality content, indicating a challenge in engaging audiences with serious discussions.

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A Conversation About Crypto-currencies and ICOs with Andy Bromberg

@ Y Combinator

A Conversation About Crypto-currencies and ICOs with Andy Bromberg

09/15/18

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Andy Bromberg

09/15/18

@ Y Combinator

Ultimately, we decided to wind down Sidewire after realizing that the business model we envisioned wouldn't achieve the venture-scale returns our investors expected.

Kathryn Minshew

06/20/14

@ Y Combinator

Despite early growth, we faced challenges in fundraising, pitching to 150 investors, with most rejecting us due to the perceived unsexiness of our content-focused approach.

Andy Bromberg

09/15/18

@ Y Combinator

I left Stanford in 2014 to co-found Sidewire, a platform for political experts to discuss news, aiming to create a focused conversation without the noise of social media.

Morgan DeBaun

08/03/17

@ Y Combinator

I didn't sell my story well to investors, which led to challenges in raising funds, but eventually, we built a strong case that made it hard for them to ignore us.

Anatoly Yakovenko

06/13/25

@ a16z crypto

The most significant challenge we faced was not just building the network but also acquiring users, which proved to be incredibly difficult.

Morgan DeBaun

08/03/17

@ Y Combinator

Initially, we faced challenges with our website as users preferred YouTube over our platform, leading us to pivot our strategy based on user feedback.

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.

Alexandra

09/18/18

@ Y Combinator

During the disillusionment phase, we struggled to attract investment due to recent failures of other hardware companies, which made investors hesitant.

Jason Citron

11/25/24

@ 20VC with Harry Stebbings

We quickly realized that building it and expecting users to come didn't work; we had to actively engage potential users to grow our platform.