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There's a lot of hype around the "Creator Economy" but I actually find it limited in scope. Not everyone can/wants to make TikToks for a livi...
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Andrew Chen on marketplaces
Andrew Chen on marketplaces
Andrew Chen shares key considerations, crossroads, and predictions for online marketplaces.
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Uber's virtuous cycle. Geographic density, hyperlocal marketplaces, and why drivers are key
Uber's virtuous cycle. Geographic density, hyperlocal marketplaces, and why drivers are key
Uber's virtuous cycle. Geographic density, hyperlocal marketplaces, and why drivers are key
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Announcing the 2021 book tour for my upcoming book, The Cold Start Problem
  • Sep 7, 2021
Announcing the 2021 book tour for my upcoming book, The Cold Start Problem
Hi readers, I’m excited to start taking reservations for my 2021 book tour ahead of the launch of my new book, The Cold Start Problem. The book focuses on how the world’s most valuable technology companies — Tinder, Slack, Zoom, Instagram, Reddit, Twitter, Airbnb, Uber, and others...
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Why premature scaling fails: The Traction Treadmill
  • Sep 2, 2021
Why premature scaling fails: The Traction Treadmill
Hi readers, I’m back writing! Well, tweeting mostly, but then developing my points more thoroughly and cross-posting them to my blog. Hope you enjoy this one, which was inspired by a convo I had with Gagan Biyani at Maven about when to scale versus not. Also, a brief announcement:...
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What today’s social apps can learn from Web 2.0, the social network revolution from 15 years ago
What today’s social apps can learn from Web 2.0, the social network revolution from 15 years ago
Hi readers, Boom! I’m back with another — I told you, I’m really back, after 3 years of hiatus focused on the new book. Anywyay, first, I want to thank you for all the outpouring of support and kind notes on my return to writing. And of course, the preorders for my upcoming book T...
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The future of social apps + the SF and LA tech ecosystem
The future of social apps + the SF and LA tech ecosystem
Hi readers, I’ve been MIA! But ready to be back and writing more now that I’m finished with my book (more on that in a second). Two things today: First, I recently posted a tweetstorm about my adventures in the LA tech ecosystem, and how it compares to SF, and the upcoming changes...
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First post!
  • Sep 27, 2006
First post!
All right! I finally decided to make a blog to collect all the random e-mails and notes I send to friends. Anyway, here’s the first post out of many.
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Early nerd memories ;)
  • Sep 28, 2006
Early nerd memories ;)
I don’t remember being a nerd before 5th grade. In 5th grade though, I had a teacher that would change my life forever, and set me on my path to nerdiness. His name was Kent Daniels, and he was my 5th grade math teacher. Now, Kent was no ordinary teacher. His class had a kumbaya-l...
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Creating value in the online ad market
  • Sep 28, 2006
Creating value in the online ad market
A couple weeks ago, I wrote a bunch of notes on the Internet advertising market. Specifically, it seemed like there were 4 major categories for creating value on the web: 1) Make existing high-value inventory even more valuable Rich media, video ads, and “profile” targeting fall i...
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Random notes on early adopters
  • Sep 28, 2006
Random notes on early adopters
A couple weeks back, I had a conversation with my friends about consumer early adopters and was wondering how to define them. Although they’re described with some detail in "Crossing the Chasm," that group seemed to be more B2B focused rather than consumer-oriented. Anyway, we dis...
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YouTube and Monetizing Social Networking
  • Sep 29, 2006
YouTube and Monetizing Social Networking
My buddy Eric Mattson asks my opinion on YouTube: Andrew,Do you really view things like YouTube as sustainable businesses?Bandwidth is cheap. Storage is cheap. Why do people need YouTube?Eric Good question. (BTW, visit his blog at marketingmonger.com) For now, it’s too early to te...
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Do hardcore Microsofties suck at startups?
  • Sep 29, 2006
Do hardcore Microsofties suck at startups?
Living a mere 10 minutes from Redmond, WA, I’ve come to know lots of random Microsoft people over the years. Lots of my friends from college went there. My ex-girlfriend is there. In fact, in the last month, my sister Ada graduated from UPenn and joined MSN Search. (Congratulatio...
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Favorite game design article
  • Sep 30, 2006
Favorite game design article
After several random, semi-failed attempts at creating consumer websites, I’ve come to a new appreciation for companies like IDEO, and industries like video games, for pioneering rapid prototying techniques. By failing faster and more often, they are able to converge to a good sol...
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5 ways I screwed up my first website
  • Oct 1, 2006
5 ways I screwed up my first website
Growing up in the time of the dot com bubble was a surreal thing. In 1999, I was 16  or 17 years old, and a junior at the University of Washington. I had started using the Internet early – as a progression from playing with BBSes to using apps like gopher and archie/veronica at th...
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The difficulties facing video ad networks
  • Oct 1, 2006
The difficulties facing video ad networks
Here’s a recent link on VideoEgg raising money and trying to start an ad network: GigaOM » VideoEgg Lays on Ad Network, Funding. Following on the previous post about YouTube, it’s clear that there will be a footrace to create a video ad network. This is all well and good, but I ho...
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Trending towards people-focused products
  • Oct 1, 2006
Trending towards people-focused products
Great BusinessWeek article on Design Schools: The Talent Hunt. It’s interesting to see a huge trend towards people-focused product creation in Corporate America. I think people are really starting to see design as a core aspect of their strategy, rather than some magic you add in...
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Just got a new book, woohoo!
  • Oct 1, 2006
Just got a new book, woohoo!
It’s a book about the evolution of football: Amazon.com: The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game: Books: Michael Lewis. For those of you who haven’t read Michael Lewis’s books, they are amazing. I first found Lewis through his book Liar’s Poker, about Wall Street. But after also readi...
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