The future of social networks is in smaller communities
Three reasons why RSS still dominates in audio, but not text.
A conflict of interest
The Argument for Democracy in Cyberspace
I hope it becomes a new paradigm for the creator economy
A friendly rebuttal
Advice for Generalist Founders
What does the future hold for readers and writers on Twitter?
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
A guide to the “right way” (discounted cash flow analysis), and why “everything is dumb right now.”
On launching and learning
Strategy’s most famous theory could be wrong
How the Fed accidentally scuttled your Series B, simply explained
How to understand the essence of any business
Businesses plateau for two reasons: Their strategy is wrong (Wrong Strategy Syndrome) They fail to execute any strategy at all (Fuzzy Strat
An exclusive excerpt from a16z general partner Andrew Chen’s new book, The Cold Start Problem
Is being Sequoia actually pretty easy?
Building your v1
Three Shorts — April 2nd, 2020
It’s not like war, but it’s not like art class, either.
A radical new take on email
Growing an audience ain’t what it used to be
Three Shorts: Notion, Roam, and “Time Preference”
How and why early-stage startups sacrifice growth for power