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am_Unition · 2545 days ago · link · · parent · post: Turns out Yik Yak *wasn't* worth $400m. WHO KNEW.
I didn't follow their business story, but when I logged for the first time a loooong time,maybe a little over a year ago, and they were like "HEY!! we're doing usernames now and you can see anywhere's Yaks, and we're adding pictures and...", I was like "Ahhahahahah, you're done, you're DONE!!". They failed to capitalize on the very thing the app got popular for: anonymity. Probably because anonymity on the internet is almost never profitable. Have you seen anyone discuss the possibility that deteriorating conditions in universities might be a thing that keeps brain power in the Valley? Looks pretty good over there.