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book · 2021

The Cold Start Problem

by Andrew Chen

In a nutshell

How products with network effects get started, grow and defend themselves — starting with one small 'atomic network'.

Best for: Marketplaces, social and collaboration products.

Quotes & ideas we use

Key idea (paraphrased)
Start with an 'atomic network' — the smallest network that is stable and useful by itself — then grow network by network.
— Andrew Chen, The Cold Start Problem

Concepts from this book