In this episode, writer, investor and entrepreneur Chris Yeh talks about Blitzscaling: The Lightning Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies, a book he wrote with Linkedin CEO Reid Hoffman, which explains how companies like Amazon, AirBNB, and Uber use a very specific set of offensive, competitive strategies that prioritize speed over profitability to achieve massive scale at incredible speed. We also discuss how Bezos is blitzscaling at Amazon, Uber's growth scaling strategy and racism in the venture capital community. In This Podcast What is BlitzscalingSignificance of network effects in BlitzscalingHow network effects create winner-take-all markets https://youtu.be/IctAOlXuv-A Full video interview: https://youtu.be/QOJFEnvUduQ The difference between fastscaling and BlitzscalingDifference between B2B growth marketing and B2B marketing https://youtu.be/j-Sez4lsjfE Full video interview: https://youtu.be/QOJFEnvUduQ Which startups can afford to ignore efficiencyDangers of out-of-control growthUber Blitzscaling growth marketing strategyRacism in the venture capital community https://youtu.be/VzqzqwqON9U Full video interview: https://youtu.be/QOJFEnvUduQ Amazon founder and CEO Jeff BezosIndustry vs. Growth Marketing Experience How Yeh decides which startups to invest in Listen to the full interview with Chris Yeh of Blitzscaling Ventures, and if you’d like to support this podcast, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts here.