Growth · 2026-08-08

People come back when they see movement

A social product is not a place — it is a heartbeat. If nothing moves, it is a dead room, and nobody returns to dead rooms. One cheap notification test proved it: signal that something is happening, and the return numbers tick up immediately.

No heartbeat, no habit. Build the signal that says "come and see."

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