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Why do some apps scale successfully while others stall \u2014 even with strong products and budgets?<\/p>\n

In this App Talk interview, Peggy Anne Salz<\/a> speaks with Samet Durgun<\/a>, known as The Growth Therapist<\/a>, about the most common warning signs that quietly derail app growth.<\/p>\n

They break down the recurring issues Samet sees across gaming, subscription, fintech, and e-commerce apps \u2014 from cash flow blind spots and weak retention to broken event setups, attribution gaps, creative misuse of AI, and poor product\u2013market fit. The conversation focuses on fundamentals, diagnosis, and how teams can refocus in 2026 to avoid failure and build sustainable growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why do some apps scale successfully while others stall \u2014 even with strong products and budgets? In this App Talk interview, Peggy Anne Salz speaks with Samet Durgun, known as The Growth Therapist, about the most common warning signs that quietly derail app growth. They break down the recurring issues Samet sees across gaming, subscription, fintech, and e-commerce apps \u2014 from cash flow blind spots and weak retention to broken event setups, attribution gaps, creative misuse of AI, and poor product\u2013market fit. 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