BRAINDUMP ON VIRAL LOOPS
Everything we learned (and forgot) about viral loops from Web 2.0
@andrewchen
Venture capital in tech, entertainment, and AI
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The Anti-Pitch: When haters hate your startup idea
Every product category has a skeptical meme against it
Why retention is so hard for new tech products
And how to apply these lessons to the current gen of AI apps
AI will change how we build startups -- but how?
We still don't know a lot. A list of the questions.
Lies per Second, Meetings per Decision Ratio, and other important biz metrics
And yes, please add your own
Corpospeak: Why you still sound like a faceless corporate entity
The structural reasons why trad marketing can’t evolve
Updates: 7 years at a16z, NYC tour, Speedrun deadline, etc
Lots of quick hit news from my work and personal life
Every marketing channel sucks right now
Yes, I'm about to roast every tactic you're betting on
Why a16z is investing up to $1M in very early stage startups
Come work with me 1:1, or refer folks please!
DoorDash's v1 was 8 PDF menus on a static HTML website
Revisiting the Minimum Viable Product strategy and its strengths/weaknesses
Vibe coding, some thoughts and predictions
Amazing things are happening in AI code gen
The 30 min interview for people with busy calendars
What I've learned interviewing critical hires over the past decade
Where will the AI Horde strike next? AI video, social media, and Hollywood
1000s of AI startups ride into entertainment, among dozens of industries
The Growth Maze vs The Idea Maze
Why the next wave of AI will shift the race towards distribution and growth
Revenge of the GPT Wrappers: Defensibility in a world of commoditized AI models
Why network effects and distribution will be king, once more
My product went viral on social media but all I got were these shitty users
Looky-loos, quality vs quantity of traction, and easy come easy go users
My top essays from 2024
AI, marketing, data-driven decisionmaking, and more
Why your product idea sounds too complicated
The "simple" to "WTF" scale of product complexity
Always Be Launching
Because tbh no one gives a shit about your new product, anyway
Bureaucrat mode
The road to hell is paved via collaboration, consensus, inclusiveness, stability