Startup Signups Drop ~90% Within Days of Pausing Paid Ads
A startup found that daily sign-ups fell roughly 90% within two days of turning off paid advertising, revealing a heavy dependence on paid acquisition with little resilient organic or referral channel to fall back on.
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