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#2 - Network Effects with Anu Hariharan

Y Combinator Startup Podcast

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Is There a Network Effect?

WhatsApp started as an alternate version of SMS. By the end of 2009, they launched MMS, a way to share photos and videos. With more connections, people were able to connect with more users. WhatsApp has a very strong network effect simply because the barrier to exit for the user is really high.

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