30 seconds/recording: presumed average recording length
1,000,000 seconds: a bit higher than the total number of seconds of audio recorded
8 months: Amount of time service was around
1,000,000 seconds / 30 seconds/recording = 33,333 recordings
33,333 recordings / 8 months = 4,166 recordings/month = 138 recordings/day.
Assuming that the average user tried it out once and then didn't use it again, VoiceGem was getting about 140 new users a day. If the average user used it more than once, they were getting even fewer new users. Startups are hard.
Edit: for some reason, Josh Constine at TechCrunch decided to reference my arithmetic. I just want to make sure it's clear that I'm happy for Arda and Alexander for finding an exit, and that startups are hard. I'm not trying to be snarky.
Edit: for some reason, Josh Constine at TechCrunch decided to reference my arithmetic. I just want to make sure it's clear that I'm happy for Arda and Alexander for finding an exit, and that startups are hard. I'm not trying to be snarky.