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by frsandstone 2177 days ago
This is a good time for a reminder about the startup journey. Quibi is in the "Trough of Sorrow" which is NORMAL.

https://andrewchen.co/after-the-techcrunch-bump-life-in-the-...

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Suggesting they are in a trough implies that there was an initial bump of enthusiasm which seems completely absent. There was a bit of advertising driven early uptake, but it didn't stick at all. I'm not even sure I'd consider a celebrity backed company that was backed by nearly $2B out of the gate a startup in the normal sense.
The problem with Quibi is that they never saw that initial bump. They went straight from launch to the trough.