Anti-Network Effects
“Network effects” is an overused concept. The basic concept is that network effects occur when an experience gets better with each person who joins.
Packy McCormick • While Zoom Zooms, Slack Digs Moats
Even at the start of an atomic network, there is an important and surprising dynamic at play that only increases over time: there is a minority of users that create disproportionate value and as a result, have disproportionate power. This the “hard side” of your network.
Andrew Chen • The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects
The “effect” part of the network effect describes how value increases as more people start using the product.