Bryant Wu

Typically, a true economic effect is usually seen through average revenue per user going up (even adjusted for engagement) due to increased conversion rates largely due to the data network effect.

One of my fundamental insights along with Lloyd Frank, who's my co-founder at Zillow, and was at Microsoft, and Expedia, and Zillow with me as well, was that a regular person armed with a connected PC that's plugged into the internet was going to in effect, storm the best deal. Was going to be armed with a weapon to tear down every wall that... See more

And being on the other side helping founders try to tell their story, the number one thing that I get back is like if only I had more time. Actually, no, no, you don't need more time. You took too much time to begin with. If you're saying I have an idea that's so complex, you need to take time to understand it. That I think misunderstands human... See more

The best models are ones that don't really rely much on paid acquisition. The best entrepreneurs have figured out hacks to get user demand at scale through a user proposition

I would shorthand a venture investment as TAM, team, and to a lesser extent timing. It's really about TAM and team

First is speed. Second is a two-step process of actually disagree, but commit.

What are the most common reasons for failure in this type of business that you've observed again and again?