Dmitry Gurski
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
In our case, we got them organically, but in new reality, probably you must buy them. It's less realistic nowadays to get initial audience organically.
It's much more difficult nowadays than it used to be 10 years ago. Much more difficult. Sometimes it happens, and more often because of virality. But in most of cases, you need to start this process by paid user acquisition. But if your product is shitty, it will not be helpful.
It's much more difficult nowadays than it used to be 10 years ago. Much more difficult. Sometimes it happens, and more often because of virality. But in most of cases, you need to start this process by paid user acquisition. But if your product is shitty, it will not be helpful.
It's much more difficult nowadays than it used to be 10 years ago. Much more difficult. Sometimes it happens, and more often because of virality. But in most of cases, you need to start this process by paid user acquisition. But if your product is shitty, it will not be helpful.
Probably. But also, I remember, again, from this first deck for seed round, and as I understood, you met with our first investor of Flint Capital.
Probably. But also, I remember, again, from this first deck for seed round, and as I understood, you met with our first investor of Flint Capital.
Probably. But also, I remember, again, from this first deck for seed round, and as I understood, you met with our first investor of Flint Capital.
Yeah, Andrew from Flint Capital. In this deck, you're always exaggerating your future in decks for venture capital. We didn't believe in these numbers, and you probably shouldn't when you're presenting that to investors. And we said, in 2020 or 2022, we will have 3 or 4 million monthly active users and 3 million in revenue, and the company will cost 20 million.
Yeah, Andrew from Flint Capital. In this deck, you're always exaggerating your future in decks for venture capital. We didn't believe in these numbers, and you probably shouldn't when you're presenting that to investors. And we said, in 2020 or 2022, we will have 3 or 4 million monthly active users and 3 million in revenue, and the company will cost 20 million.
Yeah, Andrew from Flint Capital. In this deck, you're always exaggerating your future in decks for venture capital. We didn't believe in these numbers, and you probably shouldn't when you're presenting that to investors. And we said, in 2020 or 2022, we will have 3 or 4 million monthly active users and 3 million in revenue, and the company will cost 20 million.
Probably real numbers like 10 times bigger at least. Why did you get it so wrong? What did you not see? I didn't think that we would get big share of the market so fast because market was formed and competitive and I didn't have hope to get big share of this market with hundreds of competitors easily, but it happened.
Probably real numbers like 10 times bigger at least. Why did you get it so wrong? What did you not see? I didn't think that we would get big share of the market so fast because market was formed and competitive and I didn't have hope to get big share of this market with hundreds of competitors easily, but it happened.
Probably real numbers like 10 times bigger at least. Why did you get it so wrong? What did you not see? I didn't think that we would get big share of the market so fast because market was formed and competitive and I didn't have hope to get big share of this market with hundreds of competitors easily, but it happened.
Ultimately, yes, because up to the very recent times, we didn't spend money for paid user acquisition. It was organic growth and it was organic growth because users liked our products and the metrics of our product were so good that App Store and Google Play were promoting it. But we started to spend like more or less significant money for paid user acquisition Maybe in 2020, 2021.
Ultimately, yes, because up to the very recent times, we didn't spend money for paid user acquisition. It was organic growth and it was organic growth because users liked our products and the metrics of our product were so good that App Store and Google Play were promoting it. But we started to spend like more or less significant money for paid user acquisition Maybe in 2020, 2021.
Ultimately, yes, because up to the very recent times, we didn't spend money for paid user acquisition. It was organic growth and it was organic growth because users liked our products and the metrics of our product were so good that App Store and Google Play were promoting it. But we started to spend like more or less significant money for paid user acquisition Maybe in 2020, 2021.
Before that, it was like rather minuscule volume.
Before that, it was like rather minuscule volume.
Before that, it was like rather minuscule volume.
Because we started monetization and when we got monetization, it was just like kind of you put money and you get money back, you put money, you get money back.