Anu Hariharan: How to think about network effects for your startup, from the beginning

3 May 2021 · 36 min
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3 May 2021 · 36 min

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Podcast interview with Anu Hariharan (Y Combinator Continuity Fund) on how founders should define, design and measure network effects. Covers: definition of network effects (more users increase value to existing users), distinctions between network effects, virality and economies of scale, three laws of networks (Sarnoff, Metcalfe, Reed), concrete examples and tactics from companies (Facebook, Airbnb, Zapier, WhatsApp, Flock Safety), and practical founder advice (entry strategy/beachhead, smile curve/retention, critical mass, barriers-to-exit, lean iteration).

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