Gamma Is Now Worth Over $2B, But Its First Idea Confused Everyone
dunkhippo33 · x · 2026-10-28
Investor dunkhippo33 recalls Gamma's early days: the company, now valued at over $2B, first built a tool that updated spreadsheets and flowed changes into slides. Clever but too hard for most people to grasp, so the product stayed static and the user base stayed small — a lesson in market pull: you can't force people to buy.
Related event: Gamma's Pivot to AI Slide Generation Lifts Valuation Past $2 Billion(2 posts)→
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