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The Cold Start Problem

Andrew Chen

Business / Technology

Chen's playbook for bootstrapping network effects, drawn from his time at a16z and Uber—identify an atomic network, escape gravity, then scale. Balaji calls it useful for 'anyone trying to bootstrap a new community or network, which is virtually every founder these days.'

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  • Balaji Srinivasan
    “Useful for anyone trying to bootstrap a new community or network.”

    Quote archived in The Anthology of Balaji; Balaji also blurbed the book directly for a16z's launch materials.

    balajianthology.com

  • Garry Tan
    “The cold start problem is the biggest problem for builders. Thanks for sharing your wisdom, Andrew Chen”

    www.bookmarked.club