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Re:Show HN: Indexing Discord content into the web – Answer O... by esafak on Monday June 19, 2023 @12:46AM (#36387405)
The solution to the growth problem is incubating complementary products.
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Re:Show HN: Indexing Discord content into the web – Answer O... by TeMPOraL on Monday June 19, 2023 @06:06AM (#36389279)
For regular growth, maybe, but not for investment-fueled hyper-growth.
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Re:Show HN: Indexing Discord content into the web – Answer O... by esafak on Monday June 19, 2023 @01:20PM (#36393787)
Every big, lasting company has a product portfolio: Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft... A single product will leave you vulnerable to disruption.
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Re:Show HN: Indexing Discord content into the web – Answer O... by TeMPOraL on Monday June 19, 2023 @02:30PM (#36394847)
Correct. However, I feel the specific companies you mention didn't aim for hyper-growth, and had space to diversify their product portfolio. Discord, much like Reddit, is a one-trick pony. The weird thing to me is, Reddit feels like it should've been in the Google/Amazon/Meta/Microsoft bucket - yet somehow, through all these years, it failed to diversify.
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