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📱 Backing Yubo Again
What today’s social apps can learn from Web 2.0, the social network revolution from 15 years ago at andrewchen
andrewchen.com
Among digital natives, everything is social. We see a steady march toward more social products. Examples from the Daybreak portfolio, across a range of sectors:
- Investing: AfterHour, which offers a social hub for trading and financial learning
- Dating: Amori, which takes single-player dating and makes it collaborative and social with LLM-powered ma
Keeping Up with the Gen Zs
A few seemingly quirky social apps will tune into the under 16 demographic’s distinct approach to creation as a form of self-expression and tolerance for transparency by default... the future of social is exciting and, contrary to popular belief, will not be constrained to today’s dominant social networks.
Scott Belsky • 8 Themes For The Near Future Of Tech 🔮
The End of the 1 Billion Active User Ad-Supported Consumer Startup
Andrew Chenandrewchen.substack.com
We’re already seeing this unbundling of consumer platforms starting within communities that have a deep affinity and sense of identity, and are not well served by general purpose social networks – for example, gaming communities assembling in virtual worlds such as Minecraft and Roblox and using Discord to communicate, communities that coalesce aro... See more
Arman Tabatabai • Investor survey results: Upcoming trends in social startups
