The Ledger

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Insight
Donohue: Read-later apps became a limited niche without massive growth
“Both Pocket and Instapaper wound up landing at larger companies back in 2016, and Readability wound up shutting down, because actually I think the market appeal for that product is fairly limited, and it's not one that's, like, massively growing over time.”
Brian Donohue Nov 14, 2018 ▶ 4:58 Brian Donohue on Operating Instapaper Through an Acquisition · Y Combinator
Insight
Donohue: Users will always choose the free competitor between two strong services
“You have this dynamic where you have this service that's really strong, but there's a free competitor that's also really strong, and people will always seek the free competitor.”
Brian Donohue Nov 14, 2018 ▶ 8:17 Brian Donohue on Operating Instapaper Through an Acquisition · Y Combinator
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Donohue: Instapaper downloads tanked after Pocket launched for free in 2012
“In relaunching Pocket in 2012, I think, you know, I've looked at the downloads for Instapaper, and they just start tanking after April 2012.”
Brian Donohue Nov 14, 2018 ▶ 8:07 Brian Donohue on Operating Instapaper Through an Acquisition · Y Combinator
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