Vine founder says don't sell your company
RIP Vine.
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Vine founder Rus Yusupov has some advice for the next generation of founders.
"Don't sell your company!" he warned on Twitter Thursday after news broke that Twitter would shut down Vine.
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Yusupov founded Vine, a mobile app that records six-second video loops, in 2012. Twitter bought the app that same year for $30 million.
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While the app developed a unique community of creators that was unlike almost any other on the internet, it drained money and struggled against competitors like Instagram video while under Twitter.
Rest in peace, Vine.
Emma Hinchliffe
Emma Hinchliffe is a business reporter at Mashable. Before joining Mashable, she covered business and metro news at the Houston Chronicle.
