Andrew Chen (@andrewchen), partner at Andreessen Horowitz and author of The Cold Start Problem, joins Erik Torenberg and Lucas Bagno on this episode to discuss:
- Why the secret to why Bay Area tech companies have been so successful is their ability to connect people in different ways.
- Stories of how different tech companies solved the cold start problem in the earliest days. For example, Tinder threw a party at USC and required people to install the app to get in.
- Why colleges are such a fertile environment for consumer tech.
- The promise of Web 3 and how it differs from previous eras of the internet.
- His requests for startups.
- Andrew's thoughts on the metaverse, the passion economy, gaming, and more.
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Erik Torenberg

How To Solve The Cold Start Problem with Andrew Chen

Andreessen Horowitz

Andrew Chen (@andrewchen), partner at Andreessen Horowitz and author of The Cold Start Problem, joins Erik Torenberg and Lucas Bagno on this episode to discuss: - Why the secret to why Bay Area tech companies have been so successful is their ability to connect people in different ways. - Stories of how different tech companies [&hellip;]