The Cold Start Problem

The Cold Start Problem

by Andrew Chen
Publisher: Harper Business Year: 2021 Pages: 304 ISBN: 9781847942777 ●●●●○
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How networks grow from zero. The playbook for platform businesses.

Why it matters

Chen, from a16z, explains the hardest problem in platform businesses: how do you get the first users? Network effects are the moat, but building them requires a specific playbook. Essential for anyone thinking about products that depend on community or two-sided markets.

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The best book on network effects and platform growth. Practical and deeply researched.

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