#10: a16z General Partner Andrew Chen on The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects
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Welcome to another episode of The Coral Capital Podcast, a show about startups, technology, and venture capital with a focus on Japan and Asia. In this episode we chat with Andrew Chen, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he invests in games, AR/VR, metaverse, and consumer tech startups. He is on the boards of Clubhouse, Substack, Z League, Sleeper, Snackpass, All Day Kitchens, Sandbox VR, Reforge, Maven, Practice, and others. He is a prolific writer on user growth, metrics, and network effects at andrewchen.com and has been cited on Wired, WSJ, and The New York Times. In this episode we discuss a broad range of topics focused on his book, The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects, which was just published in Japanese. We cover: What motivated Andrew to write a book on “network effects” The power of network effects and and real-world examples Why it’s critical to identify the “hard side” of a network How Tinder solved the cold start problem Why Google+ didn’t take off despite enormous distribution channels What are the key metrics that signal network effects What was going on behind the scenes when Clubhouse went viral If you enjoy this episode, please make sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts.
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