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📣 faizshah

Examples of how social network startups acquired early users?


Hi HN,

Does anyone know of any articles or stories on how social media sites like SoundCloud, instagram, etc. acquire users in their first year?

  👤 sharemywin Accepted Answer ✓
from this article instagram started out as called Burbn as checkin app, which was inspired by his taste for fine whiskeys and bourbons.

with a photo feature.

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/102615/story...

I think a lot of it is right time right place and a micro niche.

👤 jneumann004
I don't have an article, just real life experience. Wheb Facebook started to get book it was exclusive to people with college email addresses. This was great, because it meant not having to deal with the sheer amount of people on MySpace and feeling like you joined an exclusive club that your parents or high schoolers couldn't join.