Chief Executive

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

More specifically: “A new direction in government after fall elections, less job availability that will force people back to work, [and a] smaller-than-predicted recession,” are the reasons given by the CEO of a real estate company to explain his forecast of 8 out of 10 for business conditions in the U.S. by this time next year.

Small Business 98

Small Business Revenue Real Estate Biotech 98

Andrew Chen

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Or are you trying to scale its success? In the book, I describe stage-by-stage how to successfully start and scale the central forces that power tech’s most successful companies — network effects. When a company like Dropbox, Slack, or Uber hit scale, it might seem like network effects kick in, and the next phase is easy.

Scaling 82

Scaling Marketing Recruitment B2B 82

Andrew Chen

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

One of the reasons I’ve been excited about being a professional investor is the ability to apply my skills as an operator. The reason is that it’s really really hard to scale acquisition – only a few, like viral loops, paid marketing, and SEO can bring you to millions or tens of millions of users.

Metrics 111

Metrics Scaling Marketing Media 111

Andrew Chen

DECEMBER 13, 2018

The irony of it is that sometimes when you are working on projects with such large scale, because the skill set is so different, it actually feels like you’re not doing anything at all — you’re merely managing the appendages of the other groups and trying to make sure everyone is staying on track and executing.” — Ada.

Engineering 79

Engineering Scaling Marketing Manager 79

Zenefits

JULY 27, 2022

As your small business continues to scale, cash flow transparency and accounting efficiency become harder to maintain. It may depend on highly manual processes, making accounting tasks impossible to scale with demand. Not every business needs a full-scale ERP — for small and new medium-sized businesses, bookkeeping software will do.

Accounts 52

Accounts Accounts Payable Cash Flow Software 52

Andrew Chen

DECEMBER 13, 2018

The irony of it is that sometimes when you are working on projects with such large scale, because the skill set is so different, it actually feels like you’re not doing anything at all — you’re merely managing the appendages of the other groups and trying to make sure everyone is staying on track and executing.” — Ada.

Engineering 40

Engineering Scaling Marketing Manager 40