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Mentioned in 20 episodes

The Cold Start Problem

Book • 2021

Mentioned by

Paolo Bertolotti

Mentioned in 20 episodes

Mentioned by

Andrew Chen

when discussing the book-writing process and his experience working with HarperCollins.

Chris Best of Substack on the Future of Media

Mentioned by

Chris Dixon

as a book about the bootstrap problem faced by internet entrepreneurs.

Read Write Own: A New Era

Mentioned by

Andrew Chen

as his own book exploring the challenges of launching new startups and achieving product-market fit.

#550: Andrew Chen — Metaverse, Metrics, and Meerkats

Mentioned by

Paolo Bertolotti

when discussing the challenges of starting a network effects business with financial institutions.

Can Community Banks Survive the Next SVB? | ModernFi CEO Paolo Bertolotti and Former Comptroller Gene Ludwig

Recommended by

Jason Feifer

for its insights into network effects.

How to get press for your product | Jason Feifer (editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine)

Mentioned by

Jeff Jordan

as a book written by his partner, Andrew Chen, focusing on the challenges of starting a marketplace.

20VC: a16z's Jeff Jordan on The Ultimate Guide to Investing in Marketplaces, Two Core Features to Look for in All Marketplace Investments, Why Fragmented Supply is so Important & Lessons from Airbnb, Pinterest and Instacart on What Makes the Best Cohorts

Recommended by

Vaibhav Sahgal

as a book that contains a favorite story about Slack's growth strategy.

20Growth: Biggest Growth Lessons from Reddit and Zynga on Scaling to Millions of Users | Why, When and How To Hire Your First Growth Hires | The Biggest Mistakes Founders Make In Hiring, Onboarding and Integration for Growth Teams with Vaibhav Sahgal, VP

Mentioned by

Das Rush

as a new book about starting and scaling network effects.

Kickstarting Network Effects

Mentioned by

Marty Bent

, referencing lessons from this book, particularly in the context of Nostr.

#669: Building the Events App That Bitcoin Deserves with Aleks Svetski

Mentioned by

Guy Swann

when referencing network effects and the atomic network concept relevant to bootstrapping peer-to-peer systems.

Guy's Take_104 - The User Doesn't Care About Your Mission

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