“This is the anti-routine essay, in which I refute the paradigm of fitter, happier, more productive routines as the secret to success. Our careers are defined by the highest moments of its biggest upside swings. The question is how to […]
“To dramatically oversimplify the internet, every product on the Internet is just one of two things…” I didn’t realize it at the start of my career, but one reason lots of other businesses didn’t make sense to me is because […]
Andrew Chen wrote a post called “Growth Hacker is the VP of Marketing” a decade ago, predicting a sea change in the skills for and approach to successful marketing. For a while, he seemed to be right. “I originally had […]
Andrew Chen helps promote his colleague’s new book Secrets of Sand Hill Road by highlighting some of the math around VC returns. There’s also an excerpt from the book. | learn more
Andrew Chen, a16z partner, discusses the coming tech innovation and disruption in the service economy – focused on marketplaces delivering access to regulated services. Really interesting thinking! | learn more
Andrew Chen created this 80-page deck as part of his interview process at a16z, and now he’s sharing it with us. He digs deep into acquisition & retention metrics, and it’s wonderfully educational. | learn more
VC Andrew Chen analyzes why most of the marketplace startups billed as “Uber for X market” have failed. Spot on! | learn more
Andrew Chen published a post that all internet marketers should read. It gets to the heart of why we must discount vanity A/B test results and vendor-promised “conversion rate lift”. He calls it conservation of intent. | learn more
Andrew Chen, investor at a16z, explains why he thinks scooter startups are important and strategic to the future of transportation. I, for one, can’t wait for some bold company to bring these to Chicago so I can try! | learn more
Andrew Chen, partner at a16z, analyzes why paid marketing can be long-term painful for a business. If you spend money this way, this is worth the read. | learn more