New Chat Platforms Struggle With the Cold-Start "Empty Room" Problem
Builders of real-time global chat products face a classic cold-start challenge: new users who join a room find it empty, which kills engagement and retention before a critical mass of participants is reached. This is a structural problem for any community or chat product before it reaches scale.
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