Hello my dear Steemians! You probably already read my ReddCoin vs. Steemit analysys. Today we are gonna share a few words about (a platform that you probably haven't heard about before) Synereo and why it couldn't achieve the level of success Steemit already enjoys.
Let's have a look at Synereo's intro video from 11 April, 2015...yes, 2015:
An outstanding introduction to Synereo, right? They propose to create a blockchain based social platform where everybody owns it. Well, we are already on August 2016, guess what? It's NOT about just about having a great idea (or rethinking a great idea) and marketing. You actually need to work on the idea and start it, don't matter if not everything works "perfect" when you start.
Steemit is already up and running and is not just about the technology or the inherent economics of its ecosystem. That's what Synereo guys didn't understand. They just wanted to stay on the "let's think about our great idea" stage... for ages.
Any system is "ideal" when it resides only on your mind, but for actually achieving your idea you need to get things start at some point, taking risks. That's what Steemit dev's did and what Synereo dev's refused to do.
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