A new book by Andrew Chen, a partner at one of the most successful modern venture capital firms, explores one of the key secrets of successful Silicon Valley startups: how to establish and harness ...

Platform companies - those whose products enjoy network effects - have not only changed the way we live, but have upended industries, opened new markets, and completely revolutionized how business ...

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Andrew Chen has long been a student, and teacher, of how startups engage their users while managing to amass a slew of new ones. Today, he espouses his learnings — as a founder and a former Uber exec ...