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How Vine's Creator Crisis Accelerated Its Downfall
The Growth Leak Series — Ep3
A case of failing to plan
Episode 3: Vine
6 seconds of fame.
Creative potential —
Huge.
Huge.
Short-form video.
Users
post.
Build following.
App gains traction.
No direct ROI for creators
One
Leak
build value.
Top Viners
build value.
The
platform
alone.
alone.
benefits
benefits
build value.
Top Viners
build value.
Burst
Burst
2015
21 Viners build a secret coalition.
21 Viners build a secret coalition
Burst
Burst
2015
Demand Twitter to pay $1.2M each
Demand Twitter to pay
$1.2M
each
"NO"
Twitter says
"NO"
:
Financially stressed.
Already reeling.
Company rejects demand.
All 21
leave Vine.
Switch to
industry rivals.
Scribbled Underline
Creators gone
Revenue
0
Vine shuts shop in 2017
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What do we learn?
The Takeaway
everything.
Ignore any one,
and you ignore
We Learn That
Creators bring value.
Value brings revenue.
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