Came here to say the same thing. I got almost to the end of the article before I found out that he didn't regret the pivot.

I was also confused by the wording. The word 'mistake' makes it feel like a very negative article.

I only read it because I wanted to hear about how a pivot killed the company lol

Better title would have been: Unintential pivot became a success

Well, the pivot itself was not intended. Normally, you read data and decide to pivot in a direction you're aware of based on the data.

In this case, I had in mind building a mobile version of Beepl, NOT a trivia game. I never intended the pivot to happen and for some while I was lost as to what the hell had just happened.

I might even argue that its not a pivot in its right sense because the end products are absolutely unrelated. I mean, how is a trivia game the pivot of a CRM? :P

This is just a clickbait of the highest caliber. Not only the pivot didn't turn out to be a mistake after all, but the article is a blatant promo piece, and wasn't any mistakes anyway. Intentionally trying to implement new functionality is not a mistake, it's, well, an intentional action.

We're hiring based on the fact that the week before it was 10 download per day. As I say in the article, its based on incremental improvements. I've never built for mobile before so still figuring out non-ad-based methods of getting traction.

One such option is multiplayer. (But i'm always concerned when a new feature is the solution, cuz, feature creeping is the best product killer)

So, what's your feedback to make it more fun and less rudimentary? :)

Yes, I am using Tinder's name a lot. Its a trick to get downloads. Many people search for tinder, find about Swypeout and downloaded it. Some ever contacted us for support. (Not my friends)

I don't have a full time job.