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2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Mar 17, 2017 by Kevin Chou · across every show →

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Mar 17, 2017
Insight
Chou: Long-term player retention matters far more than early monetization
“By Far and away, the most important thing is to get the long-term retention, right? And you can screw that up in the early days through monetization, at least in the Western markets.”
Kevin Chou Mar 17, 2017 ▶ 15:35 20VC: Why Success in Gaming is Like Success in VC, The Key To Building An Enduring Game & Why Few Metrics Matter in Gaming with Kevin Chou, Founder & CEO @ Kabam
May 19, 2025 negative
Disclosure
Hacker: Duolingo's biggest early mistake was delaying monetization
“I think that the two mistakes we've made at Duolingo, they were not fatal, but obviously the two big, big ones were one, we waited too long with monetization. So we just didn't take it seriously enough early on.”
Severin Hacker May 19, 2025 ▶ 1:16:37 Duolingo Co-Founder, Severin Hacker: How AI Impacts the Future of Work and Education · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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