Anu Hariharan: How to think about network effects for your startup, from the beginning
Pattern Breakers
WhatsApp's Retention Metrics
Dakman: You have to define what the retention metric is for your platform. WhatsApp was literally about sending an SMS message. And so it's the irregular network topology, which WhatsApp exploited. Another example I can give is a more recent YC company called Flock Safety. They work with the police and the city council to launch sensors that help read drivers license plate.
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