Founder unsure why downloads are not converting to paid sales
A founder describes getting 641 downloads but only 2 sales and being unable to pinpoint the reason for the low conversion. The post raises the broader issue of limited visibility into why users try a product but do not pay for it. It is a single case rather than a validated pattern.
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