How to Build a Network

There are four to six basic questions any founder should ask when they're building something, even from day one. One is what is the product's utility? And does it have the opportunity to connect different groups of users to form a network? So in the case of Facebook, it was clear the utility itself was the social connection. More recent examples, Zapier. Wade and his team knew from day one they had potential to build a network. The idea literally was workflow automation to help integrate apps. They've been around for more than five years but now have 1,500 apps that integrate with Zapier.