Friendster is memorable example. It did not scale well, and fed up users flocked to MySpace and Facebook, which came later.
More generally it depends on how competitive the space the product operates in, whether quality is something the buyer values and is able to evaluate! Enterprises for example infamously don't appreciate quality as much consumers because the economic buyer does not use the product.
More generally it depends on how competitive the space the product operates in, whether quality is something the buyer values and is able to evaluate! Enterprises for example infamously don't appreciate quality as much consumers because the economic buyer does not use the product.