High-level overview on network effects (nfx):
- Frameworks for thinking about them
- Different kinds of nfx
- Other forms of defensibility
- Addressing bottlenecks to nfx
- Misconceptions around nfx
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In the rush to copy TikTok, many Western social networks have misread how easy it is to apply lessons of a very particular short video experience to social feeds built around other formats. If you’re Instagram Reels and your format and interface are a near carbon copy, then sure, applying the lessons of my three TikTok essays is straightforward.... See more
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