The Cold Start Problem: Using Network Effects to Scale Your Product
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A venture capitalist draws on expertise developed at the premier venture capital firm， Andreessen Horowitz， and as an executive at Uber to address how tech’s most successful products have solved the dreaded "cold start problem”—by leveraging networks effects to launch and scale towards billions of users。
Although software has become easier to build， launching and scaling new products and services remains difficult。 Startups face daunting challenges entering the technology ecosystem， including stiff competition， copycats， and ineffective marketing channels。 Teams launching new products must consider the advantages of “the network effect，” where a product or service’s value increases as more users engage with it。 Apple， Google， Microsoft， and other tech giants utilize network effects， and most tech products incorporate them， whether they’re messaging apps， workplace collaboration tools， or marketplaces。 Network effects provide a path for fledgling products to break through， attracting new users through viral growth and word of mouth。
Yet most entrepreneurs lack the vocabulary and context to describe them—much less understand the fundamental principles that drive the effect。 What exactly are network effects？ How do teams create and build them into their products？ How do products compete in a market where every player has them？ Andrew Chen draws on his experience and on interviews with the CEOs and founding teams of LinkedIn， Twitch， Zoom， Dropbox， Tinder， Uber， Airbnb， Pinterest — to provide unique insights in answering these questions。 Chen also provides practical frameworks and principles that can be applied across products and industries。
The Cold Start Problem reveals what makes winning networks successful， why some startups fail to successfully scale， and most crucially， why products that create and compete using the network effect are virally important today。
Although software has become easier to build， launching and scaling new products and services remains difficult。 Startups face daunting challenges entering the technology ecosystem， including stiff competition， copycats， and ineffective marketing channels。 Teams launching new products must consider the advantages of “the network effect，” where a product or service’s value increases as more users engage with it。 Apple， Google， Microsoft， and other tech giants utilize network effects， and most tech products incorporate them， whether they’re messaging apps， workplace collaboration tools， or marketplaces。 Network effects provide a path for fledgling products to break through， attracting new users through viral growth and word of mouth。
Yet most entrepreneurs lack the vocabulary and context to describe them—much less understand the fundamental principles that drive the effect。 What exactly are network effects？ How do teams create and build them into their products？ How do products compete in a market where every player has them？ Andrew Chen draws on his experience and on interviews with the CEOs and founding teams of LinkedIn， Twitch， Zoom， Dropbox， Tinder， Uber， Airbnb， Pinterest — to provide unique insights in answering these questions。 Chen also provides practical frameworks and principles that can be applied across products and industries。
The Cold Start Problem reveals what makes winning networks successful， why some startups fail to successfully scale， and most crucially， why products that create and compete using the network effect are virally important today。
Reviews
Tauri Laane
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It took me A LOT of time to finish this book （2 weeks VS typical 1-3 days）。 I guess I should rather rate it with 4 as this long time also means it did not draw me int it。 BUT then again， the content was strong and solid， so it simply does not deserve a 4 :） The author is a veteran expert in the field of growing companies to 1 billion USERS。 Not just 1 billion USD valuation :） But it does cover both ends - how to push through when the growth is “lagging” at 500 million AND about the first thousan It took me A LOT of time to finish this book （2 weeks VS typical 1-3 days）。 I guess I should rather rate it with 4 as this long time also means it did not draw me int it。 BUT then again， the content was strong and solid， so it simply does not deserve a 4 :） The author is a veteran expert in the field of growing companies to 1 billion USERS。 Not just 1 billion USD valuation :） But it does cover both ends - how to push through when the growth is “lagging” at 500 million AND about the first thousands of users to get over the “Cold Start Problem”。 But the whole book is not for a small entrepreneur - even when it talks about first thousands of users， the aim and scope is always hundreds of millions。 。。。more
Justin Hennessy
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This was an incredible read。 If you are software or business， this book is for you。 One of the key quotes for me was “they come for the tool but stay for the network”。 Networking in all its forms is crucial not only to business but life itself。 Do yourself a favour and take the time read this bible on networking。
Anant Kanndpal
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Building products and building networks， is different。 The craft is well explained in this book。 A must read for anyone looking to build/launch/improve products at this time
Walter Ullon
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I am pretty sure this book will one day either be required reading， or an entire course itself at some of the top business schools in the world。 It is that good。If you work on "networked" products， or are trying to implement network elements into a product， then you should read this before you go any further。 Even if the subject itself is of little interest to you， the case studies （of which there are many and really well presented） are illuminating， and entertaining on their own。Early on， the a I am pretty sure this book will one day either be required reading， or an entire course itself at some of the top business schools in the world。 It is that good。If you work on "networked" products， or are trying to implement network elements into a product， then you should read this before you go any further。 Even if the subject itself is of little interest to you， the case studies （of which there are many and really well presented） are illuminating， and entertaining on their own。Early on， the author explains that the classic view of network effects， as expounded by fans of Metcalfe's Law （the value/utility of a network is proportional to the square of its members） - is simply wrong， and that you must pay attention to the composition of the network and not just the raw numbers。The rest of the book proceeds to explain why this is the case， and to teach you how to think about building and scaling network effects following clear， and effective exposition。 He explains the theory， presents case studies on both the winner and loser side， then gives some advice。 Andrew Chen knows his stuff and it shows。 There were chapters where my understanding of network effects was completely turned on its head and made me realize how fascinating this area can be。I highly recommend that you read his blog and some of the writings of his fellow partners at a16Z as well。 In a lot of ways， that content amplifies each chapter in the book。It will for sure remain a reference for many future projects。 Highest possible recommendation！ 。。。more
Jordan Safer
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Good startup book/founder type reading， imo not as good as Zero to one， but still good
Joanne Chang
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Super awesome book about product development - must read for those in the software product development industry
Travis Fasko
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I found this a fascinating read。 Not just for the modern network effects， but the historical ones as well。Things I have never thought about before。
Gabe
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Awesome book--a practical guide on building and scaling networked products。 Chen's writing style is articulate and efficient， and I see this book as excellent to read after or with Zero to One。 Whereas 0-1 is much more about Thiel's broad philosophy on business and startups， this has the character of a practical guide on how some of the most successful venture backed startups today （especially on the consumer side） have beat out competition。 Chen also echoes some of Thiel's points （last mover ad Awesome book--a practical guide on building and scaling networked products。 Chen's writing style is articulate and efficient， and I see this book as excellent to read after or with Zero to One。 Whereas 0-1 is much more about Thiel's broad philosophy on business and startups， this has the character of a practical guide on how some of the most successful venture backed startups today （especially on the consumer side） have beat out competition。 Chen also echoes some of Thiel's points （last mover advantage， target a small niche）。 This is normally done by identifying and winning the "hard side" of the businesses' respective network。 His view I found compatible with my idea of digital geography， and he has a strong sense of how to scale products across it， especially when this digital geography maps to physical space。 。。。more
Kristen Turner
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It’s a mix of somewhat useful education and earnest but tone-deaf diary。 Referring to Uber employees as “the troops” and constantly referring to competition between businesses as “battles” and “wars” and being “in the trenches” — while I absolutely believe that was the vocabulary and energy during that time — comes off like， give it a break dude。 All in all， an ok read if you’re new to product management。 As a PM for nearly a decade， a lot of it was basic and repetitive but a few things made me It’s a mix of somewhat useful education and earnest but tone-deaf diary。 Referring to Uber employees as “the troops” and constantly referring to competition between businesses as “battles” and “wars” and being “in the trenches” — while I absolutely believe that was the vocabulary and energy during that time — comes off like， give it a break dude。 All in all， an ok read if you’re new to product management。 As a PM for nearly a decade， a lot of it was basic and repetitive but a few things made me think。 。。。more
Aurora
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A must book to read
Jacob
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Two most important ideas for cold start problem are atomic network and hard side of the network。Atomic network （niche market） is the smallest possible group of people that can find product useful if others are using it。 For Facebook it was Harvard University， then they scaled to other universities， entire country， and eventually entire World。 For Slack - it was a team of people working on a product。 Even credit cards were launched first in one US city - Fresno， CA。 For Zoom it could be as little Two most important ideas for cold start problem are atomic network and hard side of the network。Atomic network （niche market） is the smallest possible group of people that can find product useful if others are using it。 For Facebook it was Harvard University， then they scaled to other universities， entire country， and eventually entire World。 For Slack - it was a team of people working on a product。 Even credit cards were launched first in one US city - Fresno， CA。 For Zoom it could be as little as two people！Hard side of the network is users who do majority of work。 They are harder to acquire， but at the same time provide more ROI。 For Uber - hard side are drivers。 They do multiple rides a day， while 1 rider can use Uber even less than once a month。 For Marketplace - it's sellers。 They sell all the time， while buyers can buy occasionally。 After cold start problem is solved， product needs to reach "tipping point"。 This is pre-growth phase when different strategies like incentivizing users to invite others， or generating content comes to play （Reddit did that in early days before users content was enough）。 Partnerships is good strategy to reach tipping point。After reaching "tipping point" product enters "escape velocity" （AKA Growth phase）。 The dream is to reach viral growth = organic growth when every new user bring more than 1 more to the platform。During the growth phase， product often "hit the ceiling"。 This is time when either all potential customers got acquired， or there is need for new， creative tactics as the old ones become less and less effective （saturation）。 It can also be a case when people start leaving because product is not appealing to them anymore。 I。e。 Clubhouse。When building a product， it's important to develop a "moat" - competitive advantage that others cannot easily copy。 Powerful strategy to create a moat is bundling: interoperability between products。 Example: Microsoft office。 Leaving Teams for Slack has big disadvantage: no， or worse integration with other Microsoft products。Metcalfe's Law （AKA hockey stick） - value of compatible communicating devices grows as a square of their number。Concept summary: https://youexec。com/book-summaries/th。。。Book summary: https://paminy。com/book-summary-cold-。。。Book review: https://www。charterworks。com/the-cold。。。 。。。more
Michael Babich
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This book was never written。In this painfully endlessly repetitive verbose diarrhea， there is not really a lot of substance。 The book actually never dives deep into researching the Chicken and Egg Problem （the title it should have had instead of a pale effort to rebrand the problem with the author's own "framework"） but rather provides a collection of anecdotes which for some reason the author describes as "case studies"。Andrew writes about everything that surrounds the problem starting with the This book was never written。In this painfully endlessly repetitive verbose diarrhea， there is not really a lot of substance。 The book actually never dives deep into researching the Chicken and Egg Problem （the title it should have had instead of a pale effort to rebrand the problem with the author's own "framework"） but rather provides a collection of anecdotes which for some reason the author describes as "case studies"。Andrew writes about everything that surrounds the problem starting with the history and zoology of different terms he decided to use but never actually follows to analyze and offer practical actionable solutions。 He writes that the problem is veeeeery important and that some companies had it， solved it， or failed to do it—without ever diving deeper into the anecdotes to make a proper study of any of them。 There are some more concepts mentioned like network effect， moat， bundling， etc。 But they are never really analyzed properly—the same painfully repetitive shallow anecdotes notorious in the industry with the same very small list of companies that hardly add a lot of value to the content and serve as a filler。 The limited number of companies mentioned makes everything extremely repetitive， using， again and again， the same anecdotes in different chapters。 It often made the impression of trying to fit a square peg in a round hole to make a case。The whole book feels like an introduction to a real book that was never written。 After every page I had a thought: "OK， when will the main substantial part actually start？"。 And the answer I got after reading the book: there is no main substantial part。 Imagine one blog post that was spread very thin over 350 pages—that's what this writing is。Another problem with this long blog post is the author's insecurity about his status。 Andrew never stops mentioning how he personally did something or had a conversation and that he works for the Andreessen Horowitz venture fund。 With every single quote that comes from other partners of the fund， Andrew doesn't forget to remind a reader that this person is his colleague and that he works for A16Z。The author is clearly very emotional about his Uber past and doesn't stop massaging this past throughout the whole book using the company as an example for every part of this long blog post。 The climax of this is the last chapter "Conclusion: The future of network effects" where Andrew basically cries and tells a story about an Uber alumni meetup with Travis Kalanick giving a speech。。。 and there is nothing really about actually "the future of network effects"。 The chapter looks like crying and masturbating at the same time about the past days in Uber。It's a pity that with all that access to bright minds that Andrew mentioned in the acknowledgments， he didn't manage to write a decent book。 It feels like this long blog post packaged as a book was written for Andrew's own ego。 Not for readers' benefit。 。。。more
Steven Hlavac
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I think the book is phenomenal in talking breaking down a common jargon used in high growth environments。 It provides an operational definition 'network effects' and shows how Chen and others around him at Andreesen Horowitz （and portfolio companies） have used these to achieve wide market success。 Chen， starting with his own experience at Uber talks about different companies we all know of including Airbnb， Reddit， Tinder， Slack， Instagram， Clubhouse and quite a few others。 By detailing the grow I think the book is phenomenal in talking breaking down a common jargon used in high growth environments。 It provides an operational definition 'network effects' and shows how Chen and others around him at Andreesen Horowitz （and portfolio companies） have used these to achieve wide market success。 Chen， starting with his own experience at Uber talks about different companies we all know of including Airbnb， Reddit， Tinder， Slack， Instagram， Clubhouse and quite a few others。 By detailing the growth of these companies from the very beginning， Chen is able to provide some best practices when talking about network effects and scaling。 I listened to the audiobook version of this book and bought the book in order to see illustrations and formulas。 Excellent read/listen， there was a lot of hard work put into this title。 。。。more
Ankita
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I recently re-read Andrew Chen's The Cold Start Problem。 The level of detail and practical insights provided was great。 The book does an excellent job of explaining the concept of network effects and how it can impact the success of a business。 The author provides real-life examples and case studies to support his arguments， making the learning experience engaging and memorable。 Through the book， he elaborates the different strategies and techniques companies can use to overcome the cold start p I recently re-read Andrew Chen's The Cold Start Problem。 The level of detail and practical insights provided was great。 The book does an excellent job of explaining the concept of network effects and how it can impact the success of a business。 The author provides real-life examples and case studies to support his arguments， making the learning experience engaging and memorable。 Through the book， he elaborates the different strategies and techniques companies can use to overcome the cold start problem and achieve growth。While the book offers valuable insights， it is important to keep in mind that the tech industry is constantly evolving and the solutions mentioned may not always be relevant。 Nevertheless， the book is a great resource for anyone looking to understand the challenges faced by businesses in the early stages of growth and the solutions they can implement to overcome them。 Overall， I would highly recommend this book with a 4/5 star rating 。。。more
D。B。
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This is the #1 book to read on network effects。 Many authors who write about this subject just don't get it， but Andrew Chen does。 For anybody involved with startups this is a must-read。 This is the #1 book to read on network effects。 Many authors who write about this subject just don't get it， but Andrew Chen does。 For anybody involved with startups this is a must-read。 。。。more
Rob Delwo
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Best book on 2 sided marketplaces。 If you're interested in this topic this is the book to read。 Best book on 2 sided marketplaces。 If you're interested in this topic this is the book to read。 。。。more
Christopher Dalla Riva
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If you are looking to understand how to scale network based products， then The Cold Start Problem is a great place to start。 Chen walks you through the difficulties of starting， building， and maintaining networks in excruciating detail。 Given that he helped build， Uber he’s learned most of this from experience。 But I think this book suffers from 2 flaws。 First， selection bias。 Nearly every business book you will ever read will walk through case studies of successful companies。 It’s almost certai If you are looking to understand how to scale network based products， then The Cold Start Problem is a great place to start。 Chen walks you through the difficulties of starting， building， and maintaining networks in excruciating detail。 Given that he helped build， Uber he’s learned most of this from experience。 But I think this book suffers from 2 flaws。 First， selection bias。 Nearly every business book you will ever read will walk through case studies of successful companies。 It’s almost certain that there are failed companies that followed the same steps as the successful ones。 That’s not to say success is random， but I think books in this genre downplay the role of luck。 Secondly， some of his examples have aged poorly in less than a year。 Clubhouse and Crypto are the first two that spring to mind。 It seems like much of Chen’s learning occurred during the low interest bull market of the 2010s。 I’m curious to see if all of this advice still holds when venture capital won’t have the ability to fund companies for years and years without profits in sight。 。。。more
Ian
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A great breakdown of the underlining controlling structures behind networked systems and all the influences that can make or break them。 Every chapter is worthwhile and relevant， from telephones to Meerkat Mathematics to Uber/Airbnb/Craigslist/and a ton of others。
Jack Lesser
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The Cold Start Problem introduces an interesting concept around how to begin and grow a network to what can be considered escape velocity and help a start up business achieve success。
Andy Rudd
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The saddest part of the Cold Start Problem is that Andrew Chen's effort to meet his page limit was not making the margins really big， but subjecting readers t0 the same four widely-known anecdotes over and over。 Countless efforts to credentialize himself lead to unbelievable 20+ page descriptions of meetings at Uber that happened， can you believe it， after 10pm。 His discussion of network effects focuses on some strange choices - companies that cannot turn a profit， are flailing in the face of bi The saddest part of the Cold Start Problem is that Andrew Chen's effort to meet his page limit was not making the margins really big， but subjecting readers t0 the same four widely-known anecdotes over and over。 Countless efforts to credentialize himself lead to unbelievable 20+ page descriptions of meetings at Uber that happened， can you believe it， after 10pm。 His discussion of network effects focuses on some strange choices - companies that cannot turn a profit， are flailing in the face of bigger players， or have been unquestionable net negatives for the world。 It would be helpful if we were clear about his view of success。 This is not an investigation of how to be profitable， or create value for end-users， but （as evidenced by Andreesen Horowitz printing and giving these books away like candy） possibly just how to generate big returns by any means necessary （including millennial subsidies with no real business value）。 My biggest takeaway is that anyone could be a venture capitalist as long as they're willing to pretend stuff like this is insightful。 。。。more
Andrew
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finished the parts for startups， a great referral to how network effects can be leveraged and have been leveraged with successful tech companies
Rishawn Dindial
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Great if you want to tackle a new launch networked app。 Not much value for other domains。
Tuan Doan Nguyen
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Really great book on how to think about products with network-effects。 If you are not familiar with terms that got thrown around a lot in Sillicon Valley， like "the moat，" "come for the tools， stay for the network，" "first mover advantage，" this book provides a nice introduction。One thing to note， however， is that similar to most other books that talk about successful businesses， this book has a strong survivorship bias。 For 1 or 2 products that became ultra-successful， there are a long lists of Really great book on how to think about products with network-effects。 If you are not familiar with terms that got thrown around a lot in Sillicon Valley， like "the moat，" "come for the tools， stay for the network，" "first mover advantage，" this book provides a nice introduction。One thing to note， however， is that similar to most other books that talk about successful businesses， this book has a strong survivorship bias。 For 1 or 2 products that became ultra-successful， there are a long lists of failed startups that abides by all the methods listed here。 It's still a good read nonetheless， but keep in mind that this book is unlikely the secret sauce to your next tech unicorn startup。 。。。more
Cameron
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An excellent read for how to start a networked product， and probably also a helpful selling point for why networked products are so successful and the reasons to create one。
Benjamin Shafii
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Hard to decide how to rate it。 The book certainly has a lot going for it。 Chen walks you through he’s definition of network effects and you’ll certainly have a new set of vocabulary to express yourself。 But， it’s muddied in repetitive stories and personal useless anecdote 。Would definitely upgrade to a 5 if there was an abridged version。
Armando Ferreira
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Great ideas， great bookI wasn’t expecting this book to be this good， but it was！ I had the chance to read and I took it， ans I am not disappointed。Firstly， the book is well written， very good storytelling style。 And the ideas expressed in it try to explain how start ups succeed， which is very likely a difficult tasks。I might not agree with all the ideas ans there might be some oversimplification here and there， but I think the book delivered the concept and the author achieved the goal。 I sincer Great ideas， great bookI wasn’t expecting this book to be this good， but it was！ I had the chance to read and I took it， ans I am not disappointed。Firstly， the book is well written， very good storytelling style。 And the ideas expressed in it try to explain how start ups succeed， which is very likely a difficult tasks。I might not agree with all the ideas ans there might be some oversimplification here and there， but I think the book delivered the concept and the author achieved the goal。 I sincerely recommend this book！ 。。。more
Matt
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Interesting overview of “network effects” businesses past and present。 Some interesting ideas in here but it was not particularly a page-turner。
Jonathan
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The no。 1 blueprint on network effects to understand and grow networks as an unfair advantage。 Nice with tons of relevant examples from Uber， Airbnb， Slack， etc。 Wish there was even more content on the part of going from 0-1。 At times slightly too focused on the scaling up phase for me as an early stage startup founder。Read the full summary: https://swedishtea。se/book-summary/th。。。 The no。 1 blueprint on network effects to understand and grow networks as an unfair advantage。 Nice with tons of relevant examples from Uber， Airbnb， Slack， etc。 Wish there was even more content on the part of going from 0-1。 At times slightly too focused on the scaling up phase for me as an early stage startup founder。Read the full summary: https://swedishtea。se/book-summary/th。。。 。。。more
Marc Palucci
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This is an excellent book for tech entrepreneurs building a new business。 The book focuses on how to create a network that reaches escape velocity in a service driven world that is increasingly technology focused。 Competition in tech is unique in the sense that software is relatively easy to copy， but the network is not。 Scaling networks is a challenge Chen faced working at Uber and on the boards of multiple start-ups including， Substack， Clubhouse， and Z League。 While there’s lots of anecdotal This is an excellent book for tech entrepreneurs building a new business。 The book focuses on how to create a network that reaches escape velocity in a service driven world that is increasingly technology focused。 Competition in tech is unique in the sense that software is relatively easy to copy， but the network is not。 Scaling networks is a challenge Chen faced working at Uber and on the boards of multiple start-ups including， Substack， Clubhouse， and Z League。 While there’s lots of anecdotal evidence， I found the book to lack depth and could have gone deeper into the challenges faced by the boardrooms he represents。 One interesting thing I learned was in the United States， there are roughly 6 million businesses created each year， of which only a few tens of thousands of those start-ups will receive venture funding。 Across the entire industry there are about 5，000 venture capital investment available per year to early-stage start-ups。 For those seeking venture capital there’s a minimum bar of achieving a $1 billion valuation over ten years。 For example， if it takes your four years to develop a product and launch， you will need to grow at 2。4x over six years to hit $200 million in revenue assuming you start with $1 million in revenue and receive a 5x multiple。 Growth is crucial for venture investment， but this book also proves if you do not move fast enough the competition will steal your lunch。 Larger players that launch in existing or new markets with massive marketing schemes and promotional offers have fallen to smaller competitors like AirBnb， Uber， and Facebook at their inception because not all networks are built evenly。 Wimdu launched with $90 million in funding and in less than 100-days hired 400 people （10x Airbnb）。 They quickly acquired 50，000 listings （hard side of the network） from their blitz PR and were expected to exceed $100 million in revenue in just one year。 However， the properties they added to the hard side of the network were low quality and often didn’t hold up to the expectations of their customers。 The company quickly unraveled and in four years began laying off employees and winding down the business。 。。。more
Powel Talwar
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A very insightful read in ‘Network effects’， which unravels what the most common buzzword in startup world actually means。 Andrew Chen has （or seems to have） had a close view of some of the biggest Internet companies built on networks and it shows in the practical advice you see in the book。 The book takes on an important topic， “How to solve the Cold Start Problem”， but delivers far more right from taking the first baby steps to fending off competition from Davids once you are a Goliath。 The bo A very insightful read in ‘Network effects’， which unravels what the most common buzzword in startup world actually means。 Andrew Chen has （or seems to have） had a close view of some of the biggest Internet companies built on networks and it shows in the practical advice you see in the book。 The book takes on an important topic， “How to solve the Cold Start Problem”， but delivers far more right from taking the first baby steps to fending off competition from Davids once you are a Goliath。 The book is divided into multiple sections describing the stage of ‘Cold Start Problem’ and within that， each chapter takes the journey of a popular Internet company （in US） as an example to drill down the concepts。 If you like Growth， Startups， Product or business stories， you will love this book。 。。。more
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I haven't read the book 'The Cold Start Problem: Using Network Effects to Scale Your Product。' However， here's a brief overview of what the book entails: The Cold Start Problem is a book that teaches startups how to scale their products using network effects。 It talks about how network effects can be used to create a sustainable competitive advantage and how startups can use them to scale quickly。 The book also examines various elements that make up network effects， such as critical mass， virality， and the growth flywheel。 Overall， the book is a useful resource for startups looking to scale their products using network effects。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I don't have personal opinions， but I can provide you a brief summary of the book 'The Cold Start Problem: Using Network Effects to Scale Your Product' by John Cutler。 The book is a guide for product teams trying to scale their products successfully。 The author emphasizes the importance of network effects， which occur when a product becomes more valuable as more people use it。 He argues that understanding network effects is crucial for scaling a product， and provides practical advice on how to use them to your advantage。 Cutler also addresses the problems that come with scaling a product， such as the Cold Start Problem， where a product must attract a large user base to become valuable， but it's difficult to attract users until the product is already valuable。 The book provides various strategies and tactics to overcome these problems， along with case studies from successful products such as Slack， Airbnb， and Uber。 Overall， 'The Cold Start Problem: Using Network Effects to Scale Your Product' is a useful guide for anyone involved in scaling a tech product or growing a user base。
tpg2
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I am an AI language model and therefore do not have personal opinions or feelings。 However， I can provide you with a brief summary of the book 'The Cold Start Problem: Using Network Effects to Scale Your Product' by Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares。 The book is focused on addressing the challenge of launching a new product， a problem commonly known as the "cold start problem。" The authors suggest that the key to overcoming this challenge is to leverage network effects - the positive feedback loop created when more users join a product or service - to rapidly scale the product。 The book includes practical tactics and strategies that can help start-ups and entrepreneurs to create and grow products that are built for network effects。 Overall， the book is geared toward anyone who is interested in launching a new product or service， as well as those interested in understanding the importance of network effects to scaling any product。
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