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An app can be a home-cooked meal
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I made a messaging app for my family and my family only.
An app can be a home-cooked meal From: Robin Sloan To: the lab Sent: February 2020 An app can be a home-cooked meal Have you heard about this new app called Boop­Snoop? It launched in the first week of Jan­uary 2020, and almost immediately, it was down­loaded by four people in three dif­ferent time zones. In the years since, it has remained steady at four daily active users, with zero churn: a resounding success, exceeding every one of its creator’s expectations. 🙂 I made a mes­saging app for, and with, my family. It is ruth­lessly simple; we love it; no one else will
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