[mikkergp]

I've had something like this idea for a long time and I have a feeling it's one of those ideas in the idea-o-sphere that lots of people have that is either impossible to implement or get traction on(I have a feeling the latter). Maybe it's because people don't want to see someone win an argument, they just want to vocalize their opinions as loudly as possible?

Anyways, what is your strategic advantage? How do you imagine debatable progressing? Could it ever be as big as one of the social media networks, or at least a well known niche? Are there competitors who've done something similar?

[robcorn]

Great questions! All consumer apps have a hard time getting traction. We're taking an iterative approach here.

The strategic advantage here is focus. Just like there's only one Wordle, or the front cover of NYTimes, per day, we're creating artificial scarcity by focusing peoples attention on just one debate at the day.

I would consider this a success if people start asking themselves, "hey, have you heard the debate of the day?"

In terms of how big this could get, keeping an open mind and seeing how folks use the site.