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Solve a Hard Problem (Tinder). Chapter 8 of my upcoming book, The Cold Start Problem

Andrew Chen

The Cold Start Problem , as the book is called, is about the secret that drives many of tech’s most successful products. It’s the story of how messaging apps, marketplaces, workplace collaboration tools, multiplayer games, all share a common thread of being products that connect people with each other. The question is, how?

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

Andrew Chen

I’d be interested in other products that tap into the trends around AirPods, Alexa, voice assistants, etc., It could create a strong advantage around paid marketing if a product has high subscription retention or ARPU, allowing them to make higher bids in the various ad networks. but may not directly sound like podcasting.

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The Podcast Ecosystem in 2019 – a16z’s 68 page analysis

Andrew Chen

I’d be interested in other products that tap into the trends around AirPods, Alexa, voice assistants, etc., It could create a strong advantage around paid marketing if a product has high subscription retention or ARPU, allowing them to make higher bids in the various ad networks. but may not directly sound like podcasting.