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Understanding the concept of Metaverse
Twitch solves the original sin of the internet, which is having an advertising-based system…We decided to go with banner ads overpaying each other online
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Andrew Chen Early Inspirations
My Life in Advertising by Claude C. Hopkins was an early inspiration for Andrew. It Emphasized direct marketing at a time when advertising was very brand-driven.
Claude Hopkins invented coupons leveraging an interesting strategy:
Gave coupons to newspapers to...
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Twitch
Twitch started as ‘JustinTV’ named after the founder, Justin Kan. Every day he would live to stream his life. Expanded to allow anybody to stream but the ‘everyday life’ content wasn’t gaining traction.
Pivoted towards gaming and a creator-supported model rather than a viewership model. Inc...
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Startup Q&A
-- What types of questions does Andrew ask to understand a founder’s growth mindset?
- What happens when you internet search for something?
- How would you 10x a current startup?
-- What are the right metrics to use?
Understand what people actually use your produc...
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Writing & Silicon Valley’s Foundation: Network Effects
Andrew did daily journaling, wanted to find ‘the secret of Silicon Valley’ – what made this machine work? His biggest finding = “Network Effects“
You need users to make a product work, network effects are the results of positively connecting people through technology which ...
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Games and the Metaverse
Many games (like Axie Infinity) are a natural way to ease casual people into crypto.
Roblox is an example of what the next generation of social networks could look like. Multiplayer and deep network effects embedded in the VR/AR metaverse experience.
You work, organize, and gather in...
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Tim and Andrew discuss how networks effects are the foundation of many successful tech companies and how to pick the right metrics for your startups.
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What Makes Netflix Tick
.. is that it is:
- An internet-only business model, with no physical goods to deliver, having no interruption due to the lockdown.
- Not dependent on advertisers, being a subscription-based service.
Cardano (ADA coin)
Claims to be a 3rd generation crypto (1st - bitcoin aka digital gold, 2nd - Ethereum, programable money). It is based on peer-reviews papers and solves 3 problems:
- Scalability: increase transactions/sec & decrease bandwidth.
- Interoperability: C...
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