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

Andrew Chen

While both consumer marketplaces are very different — one is a city-by-city transportation service, the other a global network of homes — they also share a lot of similarities too: Both were founded within a year of each other, quickly found network effects, made major design innovations that made the consumer experience 10X better, and much more.

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Inside the 6 Hypotheses that Doubled Patreon’s Activation Success

Brian Balfour

It's a number where we believe the platform has meaningfully changed a creator's life and ability to create more, focus more on their craft, and in many cases go full time." Preface by Brian Balfour: I rarely accept guest posts on this blog, but this opportunity was too good to pass up. My immediate response, holy f*ing YES!!!!

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

Andrew Chen

While both consumer marketplaces are very different — one is a city-by-city transportation service, the other a global network of homes — they also share a lot of similarities too: Both were founded within a year of each other, quickly found network effects, made major design innovations that made the consumer experience 10X better, and much more.

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Podcast Q&A: Dropbox’s viral growth, Uber’s tricky funnels, and future growth channels

Andrew Chen

Collaborative tools like Dropbox and Slack benefit from built-in virality , where teams adopt them together – and they represent a tidal wave of software products that truly understand the relationships between people. This creates an acquisition treadmill with built-in natural churn. “The Hope you enjoy! -A]. Andrew: Definitely.

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