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Anu Hariharan: How to think about network effects for your startup, from the beginning

Pattern Breakers

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The Importance of Metrics in the Age of Facebook

A metric that is a measure of network effect is usage, not growth. Facebook was one of the early platforms to pioneer something called a Smile Curve. They tracked what percentage of the users in a university logged in daily. The number one thing Zuck paid attention to was retention.

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