Tag: Startup

a16z Podcast : Kickstarting Network Effects

ABOUT THIS EPISODEWhat are network effects? [1:32]How do you cold start and get your first users? [2:33]Atomic networks and why minimum viable community is more important than minimum viable product [6:36]How do you curate your network and set norms? [8:42]Faking users: good idea, bad idea? [13:13]What is flintstoning? [14:26]How does the relationship to creators change… Continue reading a16z Podcast : Kickstarting Network Effects

The James Altucher Show : 801 – Eric Schmidt: Is AI Going to Dominate the World?

ABOUT THIS EPISODE801 – Eric Schmidt: Is AI Going to Dominate the World?I have been obsessed with AI for the past years and constantly talk about it in a couple of episodes, especially will AI turn out to be the “Terminator” that we would fear? In this episode, Eric Schmidt, American technology businessman, software engineer,… Continue reading The James Altucher Show : 801 – Eric Schmidt: Is AI Going to Dominate the World?

Noah Kagan Presents : Solving the Cold Start Problem (w/ Andrew Chen)

ABOUT THIS EPISODEAndrew Chen is a general partner at a16z where he invests in consumer startups and marketplaces. He is also one of my oldest best friends and played a MAJOR role in the success of my company Appsumo. His new book, The Cold Start Problem, is dropping on December 7th. In the book, he… Continue reading Noah Kagan Presents : Solving the Cold Start Problem (w/ Andrew Chen)

The Tim Ferriss Show : #550: Andrew Chen — Metaverse, Metrics, and Meerkats

ABOUT THIS EPISODEAndrew Chen — Metaverse, Metrics, and Meerkats | Brought to you by 80,000 Hours free career advice for high impact and doing good in the world, Wealthfront automated investing, and Helix Sleep premium mattresses. More on all three below. Andrew Chen (@andrewchen) is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he invests in… Continue reading The Tim Ferriss Show : #550: Andrew Chen — Metaverse, Metrics, and Meerkats

The Tim Ferriss Show :#547: Balaji Srinivasan — Centralized China vs Decentralized World, The DeFi Matrix, Ascending vs Descending Trends, Bitcoin Mining as Energy Storage, Reputational Civil War, and Maximalism vs. Optimalism

ABOUT THIS EPISODEBalaji Srinivasan — Centralized China vs Decentralized World, The DeFi Matrix, Ascending vs Descending Trends, Bitcoin Mining as Energy Storage, Reputational Civil War, and Maximalism vs. Optimalism | Brought to you by Wealthfront automated investing, Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Cover sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, and BlockFi crypto platform. More on… Continue reading The Tim Ferriss Show :#547: Balaji Srinivasan — Centralized China vs Decentralized World, The DeFi Matrix, Ascending vs Descending Trends, Bitcoin Mining as Energy Storage, Reputational Civil War, and Maximalism vs. Optimalism

Decoder with Nilay Patel : Why the future of work is the future of travel, with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky

ABOUT THIS EPISODEAirbnb CEO Brian Chesky prides himself on thinking very differently than other CEOs, and his answers to the Decoder questions about how he structures and manages his company were almost always the opposite of what I’m used to hearing on the show. Airbnb is pretty much a single team, focused on a single… Continue reading Decoder with Nilay Patel : Why the future of work is the future of travel, with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky