Joe Grover and Josh Little sit down together to discuss the rise and fall of Volley, an asynchronous video messaging app created by Little to overcome remote work challenges during the pandemic. Vulnerable and authentic, this episode dives into the challenges we all experience when working remotely, as well as the emotional rollercoaster of a startup failure.
Despite initial excitement and rapid prototyping that attracted users and investors, Volley ultimately failed to gain widespread adoption. In this episode, Josh candidly discusses the significant obstacles Volley faced, including psychological barriers to video messaging in professional settings, low user adoption in high-risk environments, difficulties in refining features to meet needs, and the inability to overcome the contrast between workplace and personal communication styles.
Josh also shares the emotional toll of his failure, including the impact on his health, relationships, and investor expectations. Join us as we listen to Josh reflect on his failure and the lessons he’s learned since.
Links:
Josh Little: LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/littlejosh/)
Joe Grover: LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelgrover/)
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