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2018 essay collection on growth metrics, marketplaces, viral growth in the enterprise, and more (PDF included)

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2018 essay collection on growth metrics, marketplaces, viral growth in the enterprise, and more (PDF included)

Andrew Chen

Dear readers, Wow, so 2018 was a year with a lot of change – I started a new job, recommitted myself to writing (and tweeting), traveled a little too much, moved back down to Palo Alto (temporarily!), Conservation of Intent: The hidden reason why A/B tests aren’t as effective as they look. and much more.

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affordable and unique travel experiences for guests, and great income for hosts. Help the user understand how they would benefit from hosting with you, and address all of their concerns. To launch a city, we’d travel there and hold a meetup. Converting travelers to hosts definitely moved the needle when we launched a new market.

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28 ways to grow supply in a marketplace — by Lenny Rachitsky, ex-Airbnb

Andrew Chen

affordable and unique travel experiences for guests, and great income for hosts. Help the user understand how they would benefit from hosting with you, and address all of their concerns. To launch a city, we’d travel there and hold a meetup. Converting travelers to hosts definitely moved the needle when we launched a new market.