The Cold Start Problem

How to Start and Scale Network Effects

Andrew Chen

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English

Penguin (Cornerstone)
01 August 2023

Business strategy; Business innovation; Entrepreneurship; Network programming

From Airbnb to Uber, a revelatory exploration of how hidden networks can turbo-charge businesses - from one of Silicon Valley's best-respected investors

'A true Silicon Valley insider' Wired

Why do some products take off? And what can we learn from them?

The hardest part of launching a product is getting started. When you have just an idea and a handful of customers, growth can feel impossible. This is the cold start problem.

Now, one of Silicon Valley's most esteemed investors uncovers how any product can surmount the cold start problem - by harnessing the hidden power of network effects. Drawing on interviews with the founders of Uber, LinkedIn, Airbnb and Zoom, Andrew Chen reveals how any start-up can launch, scale and thrive.

By: Andrew Chen
Imprint: Penguin (Cornerstone)
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9781847942791
ISBN 10: 1847942792
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 August 2023
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andrew Chen is best known for his newsletter on tech and business, whose 200,000 followers include many of the most notable founders in Silicon Valley. He is currently a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, the startup investor behind Twitter, Airbnb, Github, Lyft, Reddit and Skype. He was formerly head of rider growth at Uber, where he oversaw an increase from 15 million to 100 million active users of the platform.

Reviews for The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects

A true Silicon Valley insider * WIRED * Chen walks readers through interviews with 30 world-class teams and founders, including from Twitch, Airbnb and Slack, to paint a picture of what it takes to turn a start-up into a massive brand * TechCrunch * Articulates the stages that every product must go through to be successful . . . and illustrates what companies need to do to achieve the * Forbes *