I just visited their YouTube channel to check out what you wrote above, and it's (stunningly) correct. Producing their video -- which seems to be done at a pretty high level of quality -- must be very expensive. It's just head-scratching that they're not seeing better numbers, or seemingly making any attempt to promote them. Are they using them in another app/platform?
Wow. Very telling. I don't see the reason for all of that funding either based on your findings. I swear, there are days when I think about how a nice boost from funding would help my two businesses, but I know that bootstrapping is best for me and keep pushing.
An excellent investigation, Simon, I'm constantly amazed at the lopsided balance between editorial and "product" at many new media companies (especially those that don't really have truly innovative products to show for it!
I just visited their YouTube channel to check out what you wrote above, and it's (stunningly) correct. Producing their video -- which seems to be done at a pretty high level of quality -- must be very expensive. It's just head-scratching that they're not seeing better numbers, or seemingly making any attempt to promote them. Are they using them in another app/platform?
Another great article, Simon!
Wow. Very telling. I don't see the reason for all of that funding either based on your findings. I swear, there are days when I think about how a nice boost from funding would help my two businesses, but I know that bootstrapping is best for me and keep pushing.
An excellent investigation, Simon, I'm constantly amazed at the lopsided balance between editorial and "product" at many new media companies (especially those that don't really have truly innovative products to show for it!