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Re:Ask HN: Why is it assumed to be harder to bootstrap a Red... by WheelsAtLarge on Saturday July 15, 2023 @04:17PM (#36740564)
It's hard. I read somewhere that a new product must be at least 10 times better than the original for users to switch over.

I wonder how that translates to creating a new Reddit?

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Re:Ask HN: Why is it assumed to be harder to bootstrap a Red... by mikequinlan on Saturday July 15, 2023 @04:20PM (#36740587)
It is very hard to start a new subreddit. You have to somehow initially get enough people to join and participate to create enough posts and conversations to get other people interested in joining.
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Re:Ask HN: Why is it assumed to be harder to bootstrap a Red... by Gtex555 on Sunday July 16, 2023 @04:42PM (#36751205)
chicken and the egg problem
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Re:Ask HN: Why is it assumed to be harder to bootstrap a Red... by ttymck on Sunday July 16, 2023 @01:41AM (#36744026)
> new product must be at least 10 times better than the original for users to switch over.

Which product manager told you this? How does one measure how much "better" a product is than another? How does one then measure "willingness" to switch?

Nevertheless, if reddit gets "10x worse", isn't that where the opportunity lies?

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