article thumbnail

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

Andrew Chen

My book aims to change that, systematically laying out concepts for startups and folks launching new products to consider. And the men got more replies too, so that it didn’t feel like it was devolving into a copy-paste messaging exercise. Marketplace startups often provide these opportunities to this group.

article thumbnail

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

Andrew Chen

I’m looking for startups that can change the game there. We’re interested in investing in the next wave of consumer products and startups coming into the ecosystem, and that includes the audio ecosystem. These are comprised of startups and a fair number of non-VC funded companies. podcasting startup.

article thumbnail

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

Andrew Chen

I’m looking for startups that can change the game there. We’re interested in investing in the next wave of consumer products and startups coming into the ecosystem, and that includes the audio ecosystem. These are comprised of startups and a fair number of non-VC funded companies. podcasting startup.