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79 // Read-later apps with Tristan Homsi and Dan Doyon

Metamuse

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Lessons learned from the rise and fall of reading apps

Raising venture capital for a reading app is difficult, leading to the decision to bootstrap Readwise/nLooking back at the history of similar startups has provided valuable insights/nPremium software avoids the pitfall of relying on ads for funding/nMany users try apps like Instant Paper and Pocket, but there is a significant drop-off in active users

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