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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 Three Different Laws of Network Effects

Sarnoff's Law is its broadcast. So the value of the network increases proportionally to the number of viewers. Metcalf's law is a true network effect. And so the growth you see is non-linear, right? Because there, the value of that network actually increases as the square of the number of users.

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