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

Andrew Chen

Jahan Khanna, cofounder/CTO of Sidecar spoke of its origin: It was obvious that letting anyone sign up to a driver would be a big deal. This came up in many brainstorms at Sidecar, but the question was always, what was the regulatory framework that allows this to operate?

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

Andrew Chen

Let’s time travel back 15 years ago, when there were no smartphones and the internet was accessed only through desktop computers. NPR sells ads on its podcasts and has teams of designers, planners, and strategists, but is technically a non-profit media organization. A taxonomy of podcast creators.

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

Andrew Chen

Let’s time travel back 15 years ago, when there were no smartphones and the internet was accessed only through desktop computers. NPR sells ads on its podcasts and has teams of designers, planners, and strategists, but is technically a non-profit media organization. A taxonomy of podcast creators.