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How SaaS investor Andrew Chen of a16z is helping entrepreneurs use network effects to tackle the cold start problem

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Network Effects Are Different From One Another

Network effects also can be very different depending on the type of company. I think they're in the broad theme of there being products becoming more useful with more users. And i love to use an example from 19 o five actually. There's an amazing quote from theodore vale, who is chairman of the american telephone and telegraph company. He talks about the idea that a phone is not useful on its own. It's only use in the way that allows you to connect with other people. The power of it is the fact that whatsap has now billions of users,. That's why it's such a valuable and important nat work.

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