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alttab
on June 23, 2014
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We have the potential to solve the biggest problem...
If an app that does nothing and has a half life of 3 weeks can raise $1 million, then the industry has a problem.
ganeumann
on June 23, 2014
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It doesn't mean the industry has a problem, it means the people who put the $1 million into the company have a problem.
LanceJones
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The hype and funding is based on the HOPE that something will come of it. However, retention is already a problem in Tel Aviv, where the app got its start. As fast as it has risen, it will fall (my prediction, anyway).
paxtonab
on June 23, 2014
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If only I hadn't squandered my life savings on beanie-babies I could've invested in Yo before it went public!
alttab
on June 24, 2014
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I don't even think the screenwriter for Idiocracy could have planned Yo! as a stock symbol.
benihana
on June 23, 2014
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And what problem is that? That people are spending
their
money in a way you don't like?
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