The future of social networks is in smaller communities
My chapter-by-chapter summary, with notes and reactions
The origins of economic progress, and what comes next
Opening up to external content is the only way to ensure durability, scalability, and defensibility.
Rating my predictions from 2020: what worked, what didn’t, and what I learned along the way
Say you just launched a product to a group of users for the first time. What now?
How the Fed accidentally scuttled your Series B, simply explained
The blue check fiasco reveals a shallow understanding of how status motivates participation in social networks. Here is a deeper look.
Building your v1
How and why early-stage startups sacrifice power for growth
Hi, Nathan here! It’s been too long, I know!! I’ve got a big piece on product wedges coming out next week, but today I am so excited to shar
An introduction to Clay Christensen’s most underrated idea: “The Conservation of Modularity”
To Axie Infinity And Beyond!
A guide to the “right way” (discounted cash flow analysis), and why “everything is dumb right now.”
And does it matter?
Real data from our business showing how execution is exponential
On the unbundling of Reddit into vertical communities
Commoditizing tweets’ complement (the algorithm) will increase usage and rebuild trust
How and why early-stage startups sacrifice growth for power
What does the future hold for readers and writers on Twitter?
Their new paid podcast feature only makes sense in a world where in-app purchase rules are relaxed.
Is being Sequoia actually pretty easy?
An exclusive excerpt from a16z general partner Andrew Chen’s new book, The Cold Start Problem
Geoff Atkinson, the former SVP Marketing at Overstock, explains how strategy shifts can emerge through experimentation
