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A deep read on why new consumer products catch on before anyone can explain them, driven by status and attention rather than obvious features. Wei gives you a lens for spotting why a weird small app is pulling obsessed users, which is exactly the pre-mainstream signal founders keep missing. It is long, but it changes how you read early adoption.
Status as a Service (StaaS)
From eugenewei.com by Eugene Wei 45 min read
- Early users often chase status, not obvious utility.
- New networks feel pointless to outsiders and vital to insiders.
- Read why obsessed users show up before the product makes sense.
