That's not a failure to me, Matt. Giving up on it was, IMHO.
You don't just build something and expect people to use it. You have to get feedback from them, listen carefully and adjust your product to what the users really want. You did a splendid job on getting that initial traction and people signing up, now figure out from the users why they decided not to use it.
Keep it up, man. People want it and you have proof :)
I completely agree goshx! This article was actually from a few months ago, I've since relaunched Kobra and it's doing well! Almost 700 users, over 5000 files collaborated on and my initial launch sale netted me $2100:
You don't just build something and expect people to use it. You have to get feedback from them, listen carefully and adjust your product to what the users really want. You did a splendid job on getting that initial traction and people signing up, now figure out from the users why they decided not to use it.
Keep it up, man. People want it and you have proof :)