iYomu was a social network designed for adults, that launched in August 2007 with a splashy $1 million competition. Less than a year later, the company has closed its doors. Turns out adults don't want a separate social network after all - or at least, not this one. In this post we explore why this New Zealand startup failed. It wasn't just because of a lack of US funds, the lame excuse given by one of its co-founders. Execution was poor and there were design issues.

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