Network Effects

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9 Best Articles in 2021
In Product Design
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Hidden Networks: Network Effects That Don’t Look Like Network Effectsa16z
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~11 min read · 427 saves · 2019-07-29 ·  Some network effects (when a network gains more value to its users as more people participate in its platform) don’t show up in the usual metrics. Their hidden nature makes them hard to measure – but they can confer significant long-term competitive advantages. In an insightful article for A16Z.com, D’Arcy Coolican – an Andreessen Horowitz partner and a co-founder of the peer-to-peer lending platform Frank – shines a light on hidden networks, giving useful guidelines for identifying when they’re at work. 
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In Startups
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The Network Effects Manual: 13 Different Network Effects (and counting)NFX
20+ min read · 126 saves · From 2018 · The 13 Network Effects & How They Actually Work
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In Startups
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The Dynamics of Network Effectsa16z
8 min read · 105 saves · From 2018 · The most successful companies and products of the internet era have all been predicated on the concept of network effects, where the network becomes more valuable to users as more people use it. Th…
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In Startups
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All about Network Effectsa16z
2 min read · 103 saves · From 2016 · Network effects. It’s one o
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In Saas
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16 Ways to Measure Network Effectsa16z
~14 min read · 145 saves · From 2018 · Network effects are one of the most important dynamics in software and marketplace businesses. But they’re often spoken of in a binary way: either you have them, or you don’t. In practice, most com…
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In Better Living
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Two Powerful Mental Models: Network Effects and Critical Massa16z
~20 min read · 227 saves · From 2016 · This post is all about network effects and critical mass. But it’s also about applying those concepts as important mental models in business, so I will share a short story about a business decision I…
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In Startups
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What Makes Data Valuable: The Truth About Data Network EffectsNFX
9 min read · 104 saves · 2020-02-25 · Data is not inherently valuable. Most data doesn’t produce a real data network effect, and most data network effects aren’t that powerful even once established. Data strategy, in terms of value…
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In Venture Capital
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Your Life is Driven by Network EffectsNFX
253 saves · 2020-01-14 · What city you live in. Who you date or marry. Which job you choose. What clothes you wear.We all think we make these choices ourselves. It certainly feels like we’re in full control. But it turns out…
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In Growth Hacking
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Network Effectsslideshare.net
40 saves · From 2017 · Network Effects A N U H A R I H A R A N E T A L What are network effects? Properties, terms, and laws of networks Strategies for building network effects What aren’t network effects? Case studies of…
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In Climate Crisis
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Pediatrician network puts spotlight on climate change’s effects on childrenSTAT
5 min read · 20 saves · 2020-12-18 · Pediatricians participating in the all-volunteer initiative told STAT that the impact on children is clear, and will become more serious.
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Nostalgia for Network EffectsRibbonfarm
~14 min read · Jan 21st · Venkatesh Rao · The reality of the Biden inauguration hasn’t yet sunk in. It’s not exactly a return to anything resembling normalcy or even a new normalcy (and I don’t expect such a return even a…
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Beyond network effects; digging moats in non-networked productsGreylock
5 min read · 36 saves · From 2018 · Important businesses will be built in areas without network effects and there are ways to become extremely valuable without them
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Network Effectsslideshare.net
17 saves · From 2017 · What are network effects? Properties, terms, and laws of networks Strategies for building network effects What aren’t network effects? Case studies of companie…
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In Startups
Harvard Business Review
Network Effects Aren’t EnoughHarvard Business Review
~16 min read · 96 saves · From 2016 · The hidden traps in building an online marketplace
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In Startups
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70% of Value in Tech is Driven by Network Effectsmedium.com
5 min read · 104 saves · From 2017 · The Big 5 — Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon — are hitting all time high valuations. Airbnb is worth more than Hilton in the…
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The Network Effects Manual: 13 Different Network Effects (and counting)medium.com
20+ min read · 26 saves · From 2018 · by James Currier, NFX
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Where to Invest in Network Effectsmedium.com
5 min read · 42 saves · From 2016 · By Gigi Levy-Weiss (@GigiLevy) and James Currier (@jamescurrier)
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In Social Media
Chris Dixon
Come for the tool, stay for the networkChris Dixon
79 saves · From 2015 · A popular strategy for bootstrapping networks is what I like to call “come for the tool, stay for the network.” The idea is to initially attract users with a single-player tool and then, over time,…
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The Network Effects BibleNFX
20+ min read · 19 saves · From 2018 · by James Currier & the NFX team‍Network effects have been responsible for 70% of all the value created in technology since 1994. Founders who deeply understand how they work will be better positioned…
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Elad Gil
Elad Blog: Bitcoin Network EffectsElad Gil
5 min read · 27 saves · From 2017 · One force people underestimate are network effects . Network effects allowed Twitter survive its fail-whale period when the site was c...