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Hello there! I’m a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, investing in brand new startups as part of a16z Speedrun.
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“Is your startup idea taken?” — and why we love X for Y startups at andrewchen
Venture capital in tech, entertainment, and AI. Click to read @andrewchen, by Andrew Chen, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
50+ essays on viral marketing, social network monetization, product design and more at andrewchen
I finally decided to make a page listing all the reasonable essays I’ve written over the last 2 years on one page, which you can find here.
7 ideas for billion dollar companies in the online ads at andrewchen
Venture capital in tech, entertainment, and AI. Click to read @andrewchen, by Andrew Chen, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
https://andrewchen.com/7-ideas-for-billion-dollar-companies-in-the-online-ads
a16z Podcast: Why paid marketing sucks, Network effects, Viral Growth, and more at andrewchen
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After the Techcrunch bump: Life in the “Trough of Sorrow” at andrewchen
Venture capital in tech, entertainment, and AI. Click to read @andrewchen, by Andrew Chen, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
https://andrewchen.com/after-the-techcrunch-bump-life-in-the-trough-of-sorrow
Building the initial team for seed stage startups at andrewchen
Seed funding and building out the initial team
https://andrewchen.com/building-the-initial-team-for-seed-stage-startups
Conservation of Intent: The hidden reason why A/B tests aren’t as effective as they look at andrewchen
Venture capital in tech, entertainment, and AI. Click to read @andrewchen, by Andrew Chen, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
DAU/MAU is an important metric to measure engagement, but here’s where it fails at andrewchen
Venture capital in tech, entertainment, and AI. Click to read @andrewchen, by Andrew Chen, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
https://andrewchen.com/dau-mau-is-an-important-metric-but-heres-where-it-fails
Experiment: Will adding @andrew_null to my blog title lead to more Twitter traffic? at andrewchen
I’ve gotten more active on Twitter recently – you can find my profile here.
Freemium business model case study: AdultFriendFinder ARPU, churn, and conversion rates at andrewchen
A case study for the Freemium business model There’s been a lot written about the Freemium model over the years, particularly from Fred Wilson at AVC. Here’a couple articles I’ll recommend on the t...
Get updates at andrewchen
Dear readers, I have moved to Substack and I will be writing here from now on: 👉 andrewchen.substack.com In the meantime, I will leave andrewchen.com up for posterity. Enjoy!
Growth Hacker is the new VP Marketing at andrewchen
The rise of the Growth Hacker The new job title of “Growth Hacker” is integrating itself into Silicon Valley’s culture, emphasizing that coding and technical chops are now an essential part of bein...
https://andrewchen.com/how-to-be-a-growth-hacker-an-airbnbcraigslist-case-study
Growth Interview Questions from Atlassian, SurveyMonkey, Gusto and Hubspot (Guest Post) at andrewchen
[Andrew: Excited about today’s guest post! I was recently interviewed by the folks at Reforge, a new company started by my friends Brian Balfour and Susan Su focused on advanced professional educat...
https://andrewchen.com/growth-interview-questions-atlassian-surveymonkey-gusto-hubspot
Hello world! (from Disqus) at andrewchen
Hello all from Seattle!
How I use AI when blogging and writing at andrewchen
Venture capital in tech, entertainment, and AI. Click to read @andrewchen, by Andrew Chen, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
How startups die from their addiction to paid marketing at andrewchen
Venture capital in tech, entertainment, and AI. Click to read @andrewchen, by Andrew Chen, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
How To (Actually) Calculate CAC at andrewchen
[Andrew: Paid marketing remains an integral part of many products’ acquisition channels, and one of the key metrics is Cost of Customer Acquisition, which is a nuanced calculation with lots of gotc...
How to build a growth team – lessons from Uber, Hubspot, and others (50 slides) at andrewchen
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How to design successful social products with 3 habit-forming feedback loops at andrewchen
Venture capital in tech, entertainment, and AI. Click to read @andrewchen, by Andrew Chen, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
https://andrewchen.com/how-to-design-successful-social-products-with-3-habit-forming-feedback-loops
How to solve the cold-start problem for social products at andrewchen
Venture capital in tech, entertainment, and AI. Click to read @andrewchen, by Andrew Chen, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
https://andrewchen.com/how-to-solve-the-cold-start-problem-for-social-products
IAC’s HowAboutWe co-founder: How to Avoid Delusional Thinking in Start-up Growth Strategy (Guest Post) at andrewchen
[Andrew: Trying to build and launch dating apps is a favorite pastime of 20-something tech entrepreneurs. However, dating products are notoriously hard to grow because it requires people to be “in-...
Lessons from the casino industry on engagement metrics and lifetime value at andrewchen
Venture capital in tech, entertainment, and AI. Click to read @andrewchen, by Andrew Chen, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
https://andrewchen.com/lessons-from-the-casino-industry-on-engagement-metrics-and-lifetime-value
omg I’m just a startup, I can’t do those fancy analytics! at andrewchen
Venture capital in tech, entertainment, and AI. Click to read @andrewchen, by Andrew Chen, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
https://andrewchen.com/omg-im-just-a-startup-i-cant-do-those-fancy-analytics
Previewing a full chapter of The Cold Start Problem — my upcoming book dropping in December at andrewchen
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Recency Frequency and Monetization (RFM): Optimizing your notifications strategy at andrewchen
Venture capital in tech, entertainment, and AI. Click to read @andrewchen, by Andrew Chen, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
https://andrewchen.com/recency-frequency-and-monetization-rfm-optimizing-your-notifications-strategy
Recent at andrewchen
Venture capital in tech, entertainment, and AI. Click to read @andrewchen, by Andrew Chen, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
Required reading for marketplace startups: The 20 best essays at andrewchen
Venture capital in tech, entertainment, and AI. Click to read @andrewchen, by Andrew Chen, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
Virtual goods: Who will be the Amazon.com of virtual item sales? at andrewchen
Venture capital in tech, entertainment, and AI. Click to read @andrewchen, by Andrew Chen, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
https://andrewchen.com/virtual-goods-who-will-be-the-amazoncom-of-virtual-item-sales
Weekend links from my Twitter at andrewchen
Just an update to the random links I've been posting to my Twitter account over the last week or two – no guarantee that they have anything to do with work! Mostly a grab bag of nerdy/biz/news stuff.
What makes Sequoia Capital successful? “Target big markets” at andrewchen
Don Valentine, who founded Sequoia Capital, talks about what makes Sequoia Capital effective. It’s one of my favorite talks, and I find myself watching and re-watching it from time to time, and I’d...
https://andrewchen.com/what-makes-sequoia-capital-successful-target-big-markets
What to look for when you’re hiring a Head of Growth at andrewchen
Venture capital in tech, entertainment, and AI. Click to read @andrewchen, by Andrew Chen, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
YouTube vs Webkinz: Case studies for new product adoption at andrewchen
Venture capital in tech, entertainment, and AI. Click to read @andrewchen, by Andrew Chen, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
https://andrewchen.com/youtube-vs-webkinz-case-studies-for-new-product-adoption
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Consumer startups are awesome, and here’s what I’m looking for at a16z (70 slide deck) at andrewchen
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What’s your viral loop? Understanding the engine of adoption at andrewchen
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https://andrewchen.com/whats-your-viral-loop-understanding-the-engine-of-adoption
Aaron Schildkrout at andrewchen
[Andrew: Trying to build and launch dating apps is a favorite pastime of 20-something tech entrepreneurs. However, dating products are notoriously hard to grow because it requires people to be “in-...
Alex Schiff at andrewchen
A more detailed overview of that product, featured to the left, can be found here. To summarize, we wanted to create an organized feed for the things you’re keeping track of as well as the things o...
Alli Brian at andrewchen
[Andrew: A few weeks ago, the folks at Kahuna released some great data showing that up to 60% of users opt-out of push notifications. Now they’re releasing some new data on the click-through rates ...
Andrew Chen at andrewchen
Andrew Chen Archives Subscribe · Featured · Recent · The Cold Start Problem 📘 Dear readers, I have moved to Substack and I will be writing here from now on: 👉 andrewchen.substack.com In the meantime
Andrew Chen at andrewchen
[Hi readers, my good friend Darius Contractor (currently growth eng at Dropbox) has a brilliant new framework how user psychology has driven growth at companies like B...
Jamie Quint at andrewchen
This is a guest post by a friend of mine on retention. Jamie Quint is Managing Partner of Quint Growth, a full-service growth consultancy that works with companies like Twitch and Hipmunk. Previous...
Mack Flavelle at andrewchen
[Andrew: There’s very little data out there on mobile, and so in the last few weeks, I’ve had guest posts on the % of users who opt-in to push notifications, as well as clickthrough rates of push. ...
Matt Gierl at andrewchen
Note from Andrew: I recently wrote an essay on the virtues of using Google Trends to analyze the underlying traction of products instead of focusing on PR. I mentioned offhand that it wou...
Matt Groff at andrewchen
Guest Post by Bangaly Kaba (EIR @ Reforge, Former VP Growth @ Instacart, Instagram)
Noah Kagan at andrewchen
[Andrew: Starting up from zero is one of the hardest things you can do with a new product. Especially in the age of SaaS and content marketing, building up to the first 150k users is a key mileston...
Ryan Hoover at andrewchen
This is a guest post by Ryan Hoover, the Director of Product at PlayHaven and creator of Startup Edition. Follow him Twitter at @rrhoover or visit his blog to read more on product design.
Shannon Levis at andrewchen
[Andrew: There’s a real shortage of information about push notifications, CTRs, response rates, etc. Partly this is due to the immaturity of mobile as a marketing platform, but it’s also because of...
Susan Su at andrewchen
[Andrew: Paid marketing remains an integral part of many products’ acquisition channels, and one of the key metrics is Cost of Customer Acquisition, which is a nuanced calculation with lots of gotc...
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Andrew Chen Archives Subscribe · Featured · Recent · The Cold Start Problem 📘 Dear readers, I have moved to Substack and I will be writing here from now on: 👉 andrewchen.substack.com In the meantime
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