New essay:
Every marketing channel sucks right now
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These days I’m spending a lot of my time with very early stage startups (yes, as part of the program at a16z to invest up to $1M into each, called a16z speedrun --
andrew chenx.comNew essay: Every marketing channel sucks right now (full thing on my newsletter, just subscribe via link in bio) These days I’m spending a lot of my time with very early stage startups (yes, as part of the program at a16z to invest up to $1M into each, called a16z speedrun --
Building is an asymptote.
Distribution is a hyperbola.
Remember the “personal brand” bros? They were right.
Every day, the difficulty of building products is decreasing at the speed of light. Soon, creating anything will be just a few natural language... See more
New essay!
Why do VCs prefer consensus deals, when market wisdom suggests doing the opposite?
Why do LPs invest in mega funds, when they underperform smaller ones?
Why are startup metrics so different from traditional financial metrics?
My grand unified theory explains it all.... See more
“Getting distribution on something new is insanely hard in this day in age”