// startup autopsy
GoPollGo
Real-time polling swallowed whole by the bird app.
acquisition gone wrongAcqui-hire
Fatal mistake: GoPollGo built a product so aligned with a platform giant's roadmap that it became an acquisition target rather than an independent business.
Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
GoPollGo founded in the USA as a real-time polling and survey tool designed for social media sharing.
FUNDING
GoPollGo raises $425K in seed funding to grow its polling platform.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
GoPollGo gains traction with media and social users, attracting attention from larger platforms including Twitter.
ACQUISITION ATTEMPT
Twitter acqui-hires GoPollGo, absorbing the team to work on Twitter's own polling and engagement features.
SHUTDOWN
GoPollGo product is shut down following the Twitter acquisition, ending its independent existence.