Founder's Journey - How freemium nearly caused our business to implode

Freemium nearly killed a $450,000 business

Founder's Journey - How freemium nearly caused our business to implode launched on November 12, 2015 with 83 votes, #606 of 4,108 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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LaunchedNov 12, 2015

Launch day▲ 83 votes, 2 commentstop 15% of 4,108 that month

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#606
of 4,108 launches in November 2015: 75%
of 2015's launches got fewer votes: 5×
the median launch of 2015 (16 votes): 174
launches landed the same day

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