a new a16z pod is out:
Kickstarting Network Effects
A convo with Paul Davison + Alexis Ohanian -- talking about the early days of starting Clubhouse, Reddit, how new startups are thinking about launching
Nice convos on web3 too!
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Topics:
What are network effects? [1:32]
How do you get your first users? [2:33]
Atomic networks and why minimum viable community is more important than minimum viable product [6:36]
How do you curate your network and set norms? [8:42]
Faking users: good idea, bad idea? [13:13]
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What is flintstoning? [14:26]
How does the relationship to creators change as you scale? [17:07]
Building for the professional creator class [22:52]
How is web3 changing incentives? [25:12]
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And as y'all may know -- the book is out, officially, tonight!!!
If you want to preorder the audiobook (yes, I recorded all of it) or the ebook/hardcover, here's the link:
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That was a good listen (I heard it live on Clubhouse). I've been building a platform for the last 2 years so we've been working through these exact things.
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