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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