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How to design a referral program

Andrew Chen

It seems as though every consumer app has implemented some form of a referral program, though I argue it really kicked off in ~2008, which is when Dropbox’s innovative referral program was rolled out. What’s the message? Why did this make sense for them? They also tend to decline in importance over time. Why do you refer?

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The Podcast Ecosystem in 2019 – a16z’s 68 page analysis (Guest essay by Li Jin)

Andrew Chen

You can follow and message Li on Twitter if you have thoughts about the piece. However, the gender gap has narrowed from a 25% gap in 2008 to 9% today. NPR sells ads on its podcasts and has teams of designers, planners, and strategists, but is technically a non-profit media organization.