An Angel Investor's Secrets For Rapid Growth - Andrew Chen

Andrew Chen is a General Partner at Venture Capital Firm Andreessen Horowitz, an author and Board Member at Maven, Substack and Clubhouse. Andrew has worked with some of the fastest growing companies on the planet. He was head of Global Driver Acquisitions at Uber and an early investor in Clubhouse, plus he's spent 3 years researching companies like Tinder and Substack to deconstruct how they use network effects to supercharge their growth. Expect to learn how running college parties can help launch a dating app, the strategic differences between launching and growing an audience, Andrew's biggest lessons from his time at Uber, the most pointless metrics that people focus on, the most common mistakes companies make when launching and much more... Sponsors: Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get 20% discount on the highest quality CBD Products from Pure Sport at https://bit.ly/cbdwisdom (use code: MW20) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get a $5 discount on Magic Spoon’s amazing cereal at https://magicspoon.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Buy The Cold Start Problem - https://amzn.to/3lPTs7M Follow Andrew on Twitter - https://twitter.com/andrewchen Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #investing #startup #business - 00:00 Intro 01:49 How to Become a High-profile Angel Investor 07:10 Is it a Good Time to Be an Investor? 12:48 The Power of Online Networks 24:52 Creating Platforms in the Information Era 33:02 How Clubhouse Incentivised Good Conversations 43:47 How Bitcoin will Impact Online Networks 49:00 Utilising Invites for Atomic Growth 53:20 Tinder & the Science Behind Viral Growth 57:41 Where to Find Andrew - Join the Modern Wisdom Community on Locals - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/