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Come for the Tool, Stay for the Network
networks catch on because the network being built is attractive, sticky, and persistent.
Seth Godin • This Is Strategy: Make Better Plans (Create a Strategy to Elevate Your Career, Community & Life)

One of the fundamental lessons of successful social networks is that they must first appeal to people when they have few users. Typically this is done through some form of single-user utility.
This is the classic cold start problem of social. The answer to the traditional chicken-and-egg question is actually answerable: what comes first is a single
... See moreEugene Wei • Status as a Service (StaaS) — Remains of the Day

