The future of social networks is in smaller communities
Three reasons why RSS still dominates in audio, but not text.
Commoditizing tweets’ complement (the algorithm) will increase usage and rebuild trust
A conflict of interest
I hope it becomes a new paradigm for the creator economy
What does the future hold for readers and writers on Twitter?
A friendly rebuttal
Advice for Generalist Founders
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
Businesses plateau for two reasons: Their strategy is wrong (Wrong Strategy Syndrome) They fail to execute any strategy at all (Fuzzy Strat
Strategy’s most famous theory could be wrong
How to understand the essence of any business
How the Fed accidentally scuttled your Series B, simply explained
An exclusive excerpt from a16z general partner Andrew Chen’s new book, The Cold Start Problem
Is being Sequoia actually pretty easy?
It’s not like war, but it’s not like art class, either.
Three Shorts — April 2nd, 2020
Building your v1
Jesse Beyroutey, partner at IA Ventures, on why some companies achieve dominance while others get bogged down.
How and why early-stage startups sacrifice growth for power
A radical new take on email
Growing an audience ain’t what it used to be
