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Assertion Supported
Lieb: Musk said Twitter should make far-left and far-right equally unhappy
“I think Elon explicitly said, when you're using Twitter, you should feel equally bad if you're on the far left or on the far right.”
David Lieb Nov 21, 2024 ▶ 2:16 Twitter vs. X: Product Lessons For Startup Founders · Y Combinator
Assertion Partly supported
Google Photos Reached One Billion Users in Under Four Years
“Google Photos grew to more than a billion users in less than four years, which I think is the fastest growing product of all time, at least at the time.”
David Lieb Dec 18, 2024 ▶ 14:50 How David Lieb Turned a Failing Startup Into Google Photos | Backstory · Y Combinator
Assertion Partly supported
Bump Reached 150 Million Users
“We had a hundred and fifty million users of Bump.”
David Lieb Dec 18, 2024 ▶ 9:21 How David Lieb Turned a Failing Startup Into Google Photos | Backstory · Y Combinator
Assertion Supported
Bump Launched on the App Store in 2009 With Zero Promotion
“The app went live at the end of March, 2009, and we did no promotion. It just went on the App Store, and some people found it.”
David Lieb Dec 18, 2024 ▶ 3:06 How David Lieb Turned a Failing Startup Into Google Photos | Backstory · Y Combinator
Assertion Supported
Lieb: MC Hammer invested in Bump
“MC Hammer invested.”
David Lieb Dec 18, 2024 ▶ 5:55 How David Lieb Turned a Failing Startup Into Google Photos | Backstory · Y Combinator
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