{"id":1182021597961408500,"conversation_id":"1182021597961408513","created_at":1570650884000,"date":"2019-10-09","time":"19:54:44","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"You might think consumer startups are \"hits-driven\" with binary outcomes, but I think that's all going to change in this gen of startups\n\nHistorically, consumer startups have been binary in the past is bc of the biz model: online ads. But few startups are pursuing this now","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":10,"retweets_count":54,"likes_count":319,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1182021597961408513","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1182018266660651000,"conversation_id":"1182017193044692992","created_at":1570650090000,"date":"2019-10-09","time":"19:41:30","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"(All of this in a reaction to people being 🤯 about the pattern of SaaS startups raising at 100x ARR multiples etc)","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":16,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1182018266660651008","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1182017194466562000,"conversation_id":"1182017193044692992","created_at":1570649834000,"date":"2019-10-09","time":"19:37:14","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Y'all might be cynical about this, but I think the outcome will be the same -- if a workplace product is sticky, is growing fast, and people love it, they will figure out their business. I think it's a winning move to evaluate SaaS cos like this as opposed to classic ARR metrics","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":55,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1182017194466562048","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1182017193808019500,"conversation_id":"1182017193044692992","created_at":1570649834000,"date":"2019-10-09","time":"19:37:14","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"We're now running this experiment in productivity/bottoms-up SaaS.\n\nAm seeing many new \"consumer products in the workplace\" get tons of interest / high valuations without revenue fundamentals\n\nInstead, investors look at engagement, DAU/MAU, viral growth, etc - just like consumer","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":45,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1182017193808019456","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1182017193044693000,"conversation_id":"1182017193044692992","created_at":1570649834000,"date":"2019-10-09","time":"19:37:14","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Back when they were startups, it was a debate if consumer cos like Google, YouTube, Instagram, etc could be huge successes -- or if it was just all about \"eyeballs.\"\n\nOf course, the right strategy was to \"bet the curve\" and that getting traction before monetization was fine","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":17,"likes_count":116,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1182017193044692992","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1181732516912193500,"conversation_id":"1181598303424671745","created_at":1570581962000,"date":"2019-10-09","time":"00:46:02","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"My favorite for “popular now, but obsolete in 10 years” —\n\n- parking lots\n- pro football\n- game consoles\n- factory farmed meat\n- gas stations\n- laptops (replaced by tablets!)\n- real estate agents\n- social networks\n\nAgree or disagree?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":80,"retweets_count":57,"likes_count":425,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1181732516912193536","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1181598306092236800,"conversation_id":"1181598303424671745","created_at":1570549963000,"date":"2019-10-08","time":"15:52:43","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Cars? College educations? Boxed cereal?\n\nDear lazyweb, do your thing 😎","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":53,"retweets_count":8,"likes_count":121,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1181598306092236800","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1181598305307910100,"conversation_id":"1181598303424671745","created_at":1570549963000,"date":"2019-10-08","time":"15:52:43","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"It’s easy to say that newspapers or something that’s obviously going south will decline even more\n\nQuestion is, what’s near its peak right now — now yet declining — and will fall 90% in the next 10 years?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":27,"retweets_count":19,"likes_count":123,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1181598305307910144","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1181335767240470500,"conversation_id":"1181335765411745792","created_at":1570487369000,"date":"2019-10-07","time":"22:29:29","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"This richness in new video formats is sure to spawn some huge wins. We saw text move from blog posts to tweets to chat to newsletters — along the way spawning huge companies. The same is already happening in video and am sure more will come soon too","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":36,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1181335767240470529","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1181335766443659300,"conversation_id":"1181335765411745792","created_at":1570487369000,"date":"2019-10-07","time":"22:29:29","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Each new media format blends both video and interactivity, in novel ways, but also comes with an ecosystem of tooling around it:\n\n1) creator tools to build the new content\n2) discoverability UX for consumers to see and share the new video\n3) monetization to help bootstrap it","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":30,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1181335766443659265","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1181335765411745800,"conversation_id":"1181335765411745792","created_at":1570487369000,"date":"2019-10-07","time":"22:29:29","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Video within apps is turning into a flexible, rich media format that’s going much further beyond the 30 second YouTube clip that we all know and love:\n\n- Stories with IG/Snap\n- Games streaming\n- Short-form video a la Tik Tok\n- Bandersnatch-esque interactive fiction","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":10,"retweets_count":36,"likes_count":153,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1181335765411745792","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1180926552432758800,"conversation_id":"1180926550721458177","created_at":1570389805000,"date":"2019-10-06","time":"19:23:25","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Don't simple/viral mobile apps but instead, create startups around:\n\n- fintech, real estate, or go after the developing market\n- dark kitchens, food pickup, robots\n- productivity + products for work\n- vertical comm around gaming, video\n- tools to help influencers/creators make $","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":14,"retweets_count":26,"likes_count":242,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1180926552432758784","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1180926551623266300,"conversation_id":"1180926550721458177","created_at":1570389805000,"date":"2019-10-06","time":"19:23:25","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"The app store launched in 2008, flooding the world with simple, easy apps -- fart apps, flashlights, horoscopes, etc. Plus dozens of messaging and photo sharing apps.\n\nThat was 11 years ago! Of course you can't build the same kinds of products and expect them to still succeed","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":53,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1180926551623266306","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1180926550721458200,"conversation_id":"1180926550721458177","created_at":1570389804000,"date":"2019-10-06","time":"19:23:24","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"\"Consumer internet is dead\" -- there's a meme that the sector is dead bc:\n1) the big tech cos fast-follow\n2) the app store has ossified\n3) ad monetization sucks\n4) the VCs don't want to fund anything\n\nI disagree -- consumer products are alive and well, but they've morphed.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":12,"retweets_count":77,"likes_count":464,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1180926550721458177","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1179492489289289700,"conversation_id":"1179492489289289728","created_at":1570047898000,"date":"2019-10-02","time":"20:24:58","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Is your phone permanently on silent mode?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":46,"retweets_count":15,"likes_count":72,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1179492489289289728","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1179425816037474300,"conversation_id":"1179425816037474305","created_at":1570032001000,"date":"2019-10-02","time":"16:00:01","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"“Your phone’s flashlight is on” is the new “your fly is undone”","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":25,"retweets_count":60,"likes_count":696,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1179425816037474305","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1178900044692390000,"conversation_id":"1178900044692389888","created_at":1569906648000,"date":"2019-10-01","time":"05:10:48","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"OH: “Before getting into Forbes 30 under 30 was a thing, it was all about the Guinness Book of World Records”","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":8,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":111,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1178900044692389888","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1178723692731175000,"conversation_id":"1178723690193620999","created_at":1569864602000,"date":"2019-09-30","time":"17:30:02","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"2) scaling the growth is key. Are the levers obvious? Is the team well-suited to use these levers? Maybe there's something structural that's hard. Gotta know this.\n\n3) Finally, I help by participating in the brainstorms, and looking at the metrics. This part is super fun :)","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":0,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":8,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1178723692731174916","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1178723691426746400,"conversation_id":"1178723690193620999","created_at":1569864602000,"date":"2019-09-30","time":"17:30:02","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"1) often investors ask, is it working? Bc if it's not, it may be raising ahead of its progress. Or big $ for something that has buzz with no retention. And again, it's not generally binary -- it's usually in comparison to everything else in the market. Is it the best one?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":6,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1178723691426746370","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1178454729468211200,"conversation_id":"1178454727857590273","created_at":1569800476000,"date":"2019-09-29","time":"23:41:16","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Product/market fit is seen as a binary choice, but everyone who's in the trenches knows it's much trickier than that\n\nIt's easy to see when something's great, but most things are on their way to greatness or utter failure -- hard to tell which\n\ntldr; assessing p/m fit is hard!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":7,"likes_count":62,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1178454729468211200","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1178454728767787000,"conversation_id":"1178454727857590273","created_at":1569800476000,"date":"2019-09-29","time":"23:41:16","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Some products have strong 80%+ annual retention, but then have such high CAC/LTV that it doesn't seem like it'll work. Or alternatively, there's a ton of viral growth but lowish retention -- and while the ideas to fix sound strong, you don't really ever know","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":18,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1178454728767787009","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1178454727857590300,"conversation_id":"1178454727857590273","created_at":1569800476000,"date":"2019-09-29","time":"23:41:16","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"\"does it have product/market fit?\" -- seems a simple yes/no answer, but in reality there are many many shades of gray...\n\nSometimes people say they love it, but don't stick around. Or if they stick with it, they activate and stick around -- but few people get to that","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":13,"likes_count":98,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1178454727857590273","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1178447471283826700,"conversation_id":"1178447469434163200","created_at":1569798746000,"date":"2019-09-29","time":"23:12:26","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"3) what can we do in the product to amplify all of the above?\n\nSince product is expensive to build, let's focus on top of funnel and work all the way down. Optimizing acquisition, then activation, then retention/churn, then reactivation (for later stage)\n\nTbh, #1 is the hardest!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":10,"likes_count":143,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1178447471283826689","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1178447470499512300,"conversation_id":"1178447469434163200","created_at":1569798746000,"date":"2019-09-29","time":"23:12:26","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"2) if it is working, then how do we scale it?\nI look at the acquisition mix -- how are new users finding the product? Are they using all the channels that other similar products are already doing?\n\nIf there's something that's working, can we scale it to be much, much larger?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":10,"likes_count":123,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1178447470499512321","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1178447469434163200,"conversation_id":"1178447469434163200","created_at":1569798745000,"date":"2019-09-29","time":"23:12:25","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"My order of operations when I sit down with a startup to figure out how to grow their new product.\n\n1) first, is it working?\nUsually the answer is no :) I look at retention rates, DAU/MAU, session lengths, how many visits are driven via push notifs, etc etc. Lots of benchmarking","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":14,"retweets_count":202,"likes_count":1312,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1178447469434163200","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1178444889798742000,"conversation_id":"1178444889798742016","created_at":1569798130000,"date":"2019-09-29","time":"23:02:10","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"What scifi novels are folks reading right now?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":58,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":101,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1178444889798742016","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1178073573841199000,"conversation_id":"1178073572415160320","created_at":1569709602000,"date":"2019-09-28","time":"22:26:42","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"There are 20+ vc-backed ex-Uber startuos-- in Asia, Europe, NYC/SF/LA. I've been meeting multiple new teams every month. It's really exciting. And a dozen ex-Uber folks working in investing\n\nBesides Uber, am curious to hear what other alumni you're tracking? Suggestions welcome","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":11,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":47,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1178073573841199104","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1178073572415160300,"conversation_id":"1178073572415160320","created_at":1569709601000,"date":"2019-09-28","time":"22:26:41","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"a16z just did its *fourth* ex-Uber alumni investment! 💪 (more details coming soon)\n\nIt's been fun to see this cycle of startup-turns-hypergrowth-turns-larger-co, which then begets new startups as talented folks spin off.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":17,"likes_count":273,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1178073572415160320","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1177602544467497000,"conversation_id":"1177602542882025478","created_at":1569597300000,"date":"2019-09-27","time":"15:15:00","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"I moved to SF and one key decision I made was to meet 3-5 new people every day for about 6 months. My entire network in tech today stems from that time period\n\nThe tools that people have are outdated:\n- conferences/events??\n- Linkedin?\n- cold email?\n\nAll low yield, lame, and slow","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":75,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1177602544467496960","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1177602542882025500,"conversation_id":"1177602542882025478","created_at":1569597299000,"date":"2019-09-27","time":"15:14:59","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Having an amazing network of people around you to talk shop is like having a superpower — esp important when trying to do something insanely difficult like starting w co, raising money, shipping a new product\n\nBut the tools to build these networks are outrageously outdated!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":23,"likes_count":234,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1177602542882025478","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1176997680058228700,"conversation_id":"1176997680058228736","created_at":1569453089000,"date":"2019-09-25","time":"23:11:29","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Dear lazyweb, who writes amazing tweetstorms (on any topic!) that I should follow on Twitter? Link me. I need more 😂","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":52,"retweets_count":11,"likes_count":101,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1176997680058228736","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1176996636700004400,"conversation_id":"1176996634707673088","created_at":1569452840000,"date":"2019-09-25","time":"23:07:20","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"At the center of this strategy, of course, is software. It lets you operate in smaller markets. And once you win a small market, you can hold onto it.\n\nContrast this to the hypercompetitive markets for, say, food or ridesharing in cities. It’s easy to start, but hard to defend!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":25,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1176996636700004352","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1176996635504607200,"conversation_id":"1176996634707673088","created_at":1569452840000,"date":"2019-09-25","time":"23:07:20","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"These cos start with niche geos where the density of people is high and network effects can be established early. College campuses, retirement homes, suburbs, small towns, etc\n\nGet one, then two, then you can probably get thousands. And stitch together a much larger network","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":19,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1176996635504607233","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1176992819996577800,"conversation_id":"1176992818213974016","created_at":1569451930000,"date":"2019-09-25","time":"22:52:10","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"With too much paid spend, degrading cohorts, etc., and all of a sudden you find yourself spending insane $ to scale the business to hit these goals. It becomes impossible.\n\nThe best cos have a foundation of high-retention, before overlaying scalable acquisition. You need both!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":12,"likes_count":121,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1176992819996577793","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1176992819065417700,"conversation_id":"1176992818213974016","created_at":1569451930000,"date":"2019-09-25","time":"22:52:10","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"To maintain this high growth, each hear you need to both:\n1) replace all the users that churned\n2) plus, scale acquisition 2-3x\n\nNow, 2 is already hard. But if you are churning most of your users each year, then the 2-3x might become like 4-6x. Scary hard!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":67,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1176992819065417728","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1176992818213974000,"conversation_id":"1176992818213974016","created_at":1569451929000,"date":"2019-09-25","time":"22:52:09","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"“How much churn is OK for my product?”\n\nIt’s easy to offer general guidelines — “70%+ retention per year.” “Or D30 of >15% is good.” I think we can unpack something deeper\n\nIf your goal is $100M/year in rev within 6 years, you need to 3x 3x 2x 2x 2x 2x starting with $1M/year.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":61,"likes_count":390,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1176992818213974016","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1176218315917676500,"conversation_id":"1176218314311208960","created_at":1569267274000,"date":"2019-09-23","time":"19:34:34","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"In rideshare, all the urban dwelling power users who don't have cars, and use apps every day - they've all signed up. Now we're acquiring rural/suburban users who have cars and only use it to get to the airport. Huge difference.\n\nWhen you buy users with paid ads, it's even worse","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":11,"likes_count":126,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1176218315917676545","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1176218315200450600,"conversation_id":"1176218314311208960","created_at":1569267274000,"date":"2019-09-23","time":"19:34:34","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"The reason is that the early cohorts of users -- let's say the first couple million or so -- are usually your best cohorts. They found you via word of mouth, they are the early adopters of tech, and you have no market saturation yet.\n\nHowever, as you scale, each cohort gets worse","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":15,"likes_count":163,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1176218315200450561","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1176218314311209000,"conversation_id":"1176218314311208960","created_at":1569267273000,"date":"2019-09-23","time":"19:34:33","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"The Law of Shitty Cohorts.\n\nIt's not unusual for a startup to have \"meh\" retention. But then usually, team says it will improve retention via better activation, lifecycle marketing, improving product features, etc.\n\nBut the law of shitty cohorts says this is unlikely to happen.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":26,"retweets_count":211,"likes_count":944,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1176218314311208960","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1176215763264229400,"conversation_id":"1176155537211154432","created_at":1569266665000,"date":"2019-09-23","time":"19:24:25","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"tldr; no one has a real solution :)","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":22,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1176215763264229376","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1176155537211154400,"conversation_id":"1176155537211154432","created_at":1569252306000,"date":"2019-09-23","time":"15:25:06","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Dear lazyweb, what’s the best way for me to find all the popular tweetstorms in a given week and/or from people I’m following?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":15,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":75,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1176155537211154432","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1174565815238025200,"conversation_id":"1174565811815497728","created_at":1568873287000,"date":"2019-09-19","time":"06:08:07","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"However, it might be a disaster for SaaS - the focus should be on paying customers, not the free one.\n\nIt’s easy to get confused, especially so if you are an IC deep down an org. That’s why the leaders of a co have to reinforce the vision and strategy, with metrics to follow","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":35,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1174565815238025216","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1174565814143307800,"conversation_id":"1174565811815497728","created_at":1568873287000,"date":"2019-09-19","time":"06:08:07","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"It’s easy to hear about a metric everyone talks about - MAU! - and decide that’s the end all. Of course that’s key when your business is about advertising, and monthly actives define reach, which is important","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":21,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1174565814143307782","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1174190941101539300,"conversation_id":"1174190939834896384","created_at":1568783910000,"date":"2019-09-18","time":"05:18:30","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Summary of what happened -- with some commentary:\n- lots of early traction, fueled by paid marketing. Tons of revenue growth, leading to a $2B valuation\n- plenty of copycats and others working in subscriptions emerge\n- My guess: Competition = increasing CAC","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":7,"likes_count":46,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1174190941101539328","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1173623095355068400,"conversation_id":"1173623093073305605","created_at":1568648525000,"date":"2019-09-16","time":"15:42:05","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"It’s also why these increasingly expensive services end up being the new frontier for marketplace startups\n\nYou can add discoverability, transparency, trust to a network of folks doing childcare, food prep, or healthcare. You can also help create new labor (“Lambda school for x”)","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":38,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1173623095355068416","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1173298257071526000,"conversation_id":"1173293309512409088","created_at":1568571077000,"date":"2019-09-15","time":"18:11:17","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"This isn’t celebs posing with your product in pretty pictures - these are deep interactions.\n\nStreamers playing weeks of your new game, getting $ fees for buys of in-game items.  Or writers hosting their newsletter on Substack. Or IGers building Shopifys (it’s not just promo)","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":40,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1173298257071525890","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1173297929504739300,"conversation_id":"1173293309512409088","created_at":1568570999000,"date":"2019-09-15","time":"18:09:59","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Happening quite a lot:\n\n- games and Twitch streamers\n- newsletters and writers\n- video/media platforms and youtubers \n- SaaS and tech twitter (😂)\n- Shopify and IG influencers\n\nMany of these GTMs involve deep interaction between influencers and products","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":46,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1173297929504739329","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1173293309512409000,"conversation_id":"1173293309512409088","created_at":1568569898000,"date":"2019-09-15","time":"17:51:38","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"“Business to Influencer to Consumer.” B2I2C is the new B2B2C\n\nThere’s so many new products that are targeting social media influencers, streamers, and the long tail of creatives/makers as their primary growth strategy\n\nEspecially if your product/service is visual!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":69,"likes_count":321,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1173293309512409088","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1173283445532848000,"conversation_id":"1173283441976041473","created_at":1568567546000,"date":"2019-09-15","time":"17:12:26","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"- What kind of people does X get along with? Or not?\n- if X struggles in their {job/startup/lose a deal} what’s the most likely reason\n- If they lose on a deal, who/what would they lose to?\n- write a 2-3 word headline for X, what would it read?\n\nAny other good qs? Reply to add!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":25,"retweets_count":7,"likes_count":174,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1173283445532848128","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1173283441976041500,"conversation_id":"1173283441976041473","created_at":1568567545000,"date":"2019-09-15","time":"17:12:25","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"I’ve done more reference calls in the last 1 year than the prior 10!\n\nEvaluating people is critical for hiring the right early people for a startup, adding advisors / new investors, and investing in teams\n\nMost ref calls give low-information - everyone’s too positive 😂","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":25,"retweets_count":39,"likes_count":465,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1173283441976041473","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1172168381740404700,"conversation_id":"1172168381740404736","created_at":1568301694000,"date":"2019-09-12","time":"15:21:34","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"TIL “consumerprise native” — an entrepreneur/investor that’s grown up in the latest crop of Superhuman/Zoom/Airtable etc. All the bottoms up SaaS cos\n\nAs opposed to someone from either enterprise or consumer who’s trying to get up to speed on the space","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":8,"retweets_count":10,"likes_count":75,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1172168381740404736","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1171465341127389200,"conversation_id":"1171465339084795904","created_at":1568134076000,"date":"2019-09-10","time":"16:47:56","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Network effects can \"shut the door\" behind the initial entrant. YouTube had video embeds on blogs/MySpace/etc,. More usage = more embeds = more users. Hard to compete w that!\n\nEven if a competitor sees it, it's very hard to fast-follow. That's defensibility on growth.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":8,"likes_count":52,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1171465341127389185","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1171465340301148200,"conversation_id":"1171465339084795904","created_at":1568134076000,"date":"2019-09-10","time":"16:47:56","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Others are narrow and weird. Twitch is a huge video streaming platform these days -- but what kinds of products can use it? Games. And you have to get the streamer community enthused. It's difficult, but that's more defensible.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":25,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1171465340301148162","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1171465339084796000,"conversation_id":"1171465339084795904","created_at":1568134076000,"date":"2019-09-10","time":"16:47:56","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Your product's user acquisition strategy can be as defensible as the features and product itself.\n\nSome acquisition channels -- like ads -- are \"wide,\" where any product can use it, both startups or big cos can plug, and it's easy to get started. These are the least defensible!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":22,"likes_count":120,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1171465339084795904","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1171461573346377700,"conversation_id":"1171461571215650816","created_at":1568133178000,"date":"2019-09-10","time":"16:32:58","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Retention is a tricky bc some are low frequency but high $. But for high freq, >75% monthly active after 6 months and >60% after a year is solid\n\nAcquisition: There are only a few very large acq channels -- SEO, viral growth, sales, sometimes paid. Rarely partnerships, PR, etc.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":24,"likes_count":189,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1171461573346377730","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1171461571215650800,"conversation_id":"1171461571215650816","created_at":1568133177000,"date":"2019-09-10","time":"16:32:57","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"I have looked at hundreds, maybe a thousand, datapoints for engagement/retention/acquisition for startups in the past 18 months at a16z.\n\nSome quick thoughts.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":11,"retweets_count":181,"likes_count":846,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1171461571215650816","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1171459858425475000,"conversation_id":"1171459856655507456","created_at":1568132769000,"date":"2019-09-10","time":"16:26:09","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Better is to just chart a bunch of cohorts all together, with some lines longer and others shorter than others. And if the numbers are blended, to discard data that's more than a year old (given that startup products change so much every 3 months, much less ever 12). Be careful!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":12,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1171459858425475073","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1171459857523699700,"conversation_id":"1171459856655507456","created_at":1568132769000,"date":"2019-09-10","time":"16:26:09","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"- the back of the curve seem like it's increasing, but it's not. The back of the curve is usually the smallest N (for startups) and is hand picked\n- a cohort curve might look like it's flat, but it might just be a shifting. This gets lost when blended","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":16,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1171459857523699713","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1171459856655507500,"conversation_id":"1171459856655507456","created_at":1568132769000,"date":"2019-09-10","time":"16:26:09","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Blended cohort curves are dangerous.\n\nSometimes I see folks analyze their retention boiled down to a single curve, a blended curve that bakes together dozens of weeks of cohorts. But doing that blending causes a lot of information to be lost!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":14,"likes_count":98,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1171459856655507456","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1171458522959110100,"conversation_id":"1171458519339425793","created_at":1568132451000,"date":"2019-09-10","time":"16:20:51","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"The jobs question is similar. And most people I talk to from the big FAANG-type companies never tell me they'd try hard to get their same job... which tells me they want to switch (usually to a startup) but are grappling with the friction of switching. Momentum is hard to fight","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":18,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1171458522959110144","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1171458520727748600,"conversation_id":"1171458519339425793","created_at":1568132450000,"date":"2019-09-10","time":"16:20:50","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Inspired by the question of- if you get a bunch of vested stock / inherited property / etc, should you sell? One answer- if you're in cash and wouldn't buy back in, then you should diversify. Bc it's the same. Whether you inherit it shouldn't play into the decision (beyond taxes)","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":11,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1171458520727748615","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1171458519339425800,"conversation_id":"1171458519339425793","created_at":1568132450000,"date":"2019-09-10","time":"16:20:50","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Poll: Let's say, magically, you didn't have a job. Would you apply and try to get the same job you have now?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":14,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1171458519339425793","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1171294291613765600,"conversation_id":"1171294291613765632","created_at":1568093295000,"date":"2019-09-10","time":"05:28:15","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"“Google nest hub max” - man, google’s naming conventions are starting to resemble Microsoft 1990s naming?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":9,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":118,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1171294291613765632","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1170358580265939000,"conversation_id":"1170358577304784897","created_at":1567870204000,"date":"2019-09-07","time":"15:30:04","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Btw my serious answer to this (non-tech):\n\n- that we allow driving. And the millions of deaths/injuries we cause per year\n- meat. We have hundreds of millions of sentient animals who live horrible lives for our consumption. (I’m part of the problem)\n- factory style education K-12","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":38,"retweets_count":25,"likes_count":281,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1170358580265938944","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1170358579007611000,"conversation_id":"1170358577304784897","created_at":1567870204000,"date":"2019-09-07","time":"15:30:04","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"- USB-C cables. In fact, all the crazy cables we have\n- Ads + clickbait content + algorithmic feeds\n- push notifications\n- putting microphones inside of insecure devices that we leave all throughout our house","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":9,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":114,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1170358579007610880","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1170358577304785000,"conversation_id":"1170358577304784897","created_at":1567870203000,"date":"2019-09-07","time":"15:30:03","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"What are things we do now that will seem barbaric in a few years? (Tech edition)\n\n- signing up and keeping track of passwords between a million different apps. (If we still have “lost password” in 2050 then we’re doomed)\n- gathering closets full of old phones and gadget boxes","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":83,"retweets_count":77,"likes_count":429,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1170358577304784897","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1170056862462398500,"conversation_id":"1170056860914741248","created_at":1567798269000,"date":"2019-09-06","time":"19:31:09","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"To create consistency in offline UX requires doing the hard thing -- hiring/firing, training, setting hours, etc. This is the only way to design things end-to-end. This will be a new design discipline one day that every co with an offline component will have to master","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":10,"retweets_count":11,"likes_count":95,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1170056862462398464","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1170056861686481000,"conversation_id":"1170056860914741248","created_at":1567798269000,"date":"2019-09-06","time":"19:31:09","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"I think we all get it -- no matter how amazing you make your food delivery app, with cool animations, a clean design, great features -- if the driver ends up late or gets the wrong thing, it's a bad experience. Take this idea and multiply it by every marketplace sector!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":18,"likes_count":69,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1170056861686480898","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1170056860914741200,"conversation_id":"1170056860914741248","created_at":1567798268000,"date":"2019-09-06","time":"19:31:08","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"The hardest UX design problem for marketplace cos is that the majority of the customer experience happens in the world of atoms -- offline -- not the software (Bits). Learning to embrace and tackle this has led many startups to head into \"managed marketplaces\"","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":57,"likes_count":243,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1170056860914741248","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1170055534365429800,"conversation_id":"1170055532603834369","created_at":1567797952000,"date":"2019-09-06","time":"19:25:52","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"For offline+online cos like Uber, this is obvious. But there's a history of products like Tinder, FB, and others growing from tight-knit communities as well. And it turns out if you try to shortcut your way out of this, you often can't build an atomic network, and it fails","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":8,"likes_count":52,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1170055534365429763","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1170055533690114000,"conversation_id":"1170055532603834369","created_at":1567797952000,"date":"2019-09-06","time":"19:25:52","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"If you can create one stable, engaged network -- I've started calling these \"atomic networks\" -- then likely you can build a second network adjacent to the first one. And if you can do 2, you can probably do 10 or 100. Copy and paste many times, and you can build a huge co","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":17,"likes_count":74,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1170055533690114048","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1170055532603834400,"conversation_id":"1170055532603834369","created_at":1567797952000,"date":"2019-09-06","time":"19:25:52","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Growing city-by-city, campus-by-campus, or team-by-team is a surprisingly powerful tactic. For products with network effects, it leads to dense, organic connections of users -- versus when you buy users with ads, or get them through SEO, they are less likely to be connected","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":11,"retweets_count":94,"likes_count":540,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1170055532603834369","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1169045904625504300,"conversation_id":"1169045904625504256","created_at":1567557238000,"date":"2019-09-04","time":"00:33:58","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"dear lazyweb, is there an app that will do a push notification to me when my estimate commute time hits below a certain time, post-rush hour?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":10,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":84,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1169045904625504256","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168907980202492000,"conversation_id":"1168907976276623361","created_at":1567524354000,"date":"2019-09-03","time":"15:25:54","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"New startups should focus on channels that are low-competition, and even if it feels too small. Or build collab/sharing to drive virality. And sometimes brute forcing your early growth is the way to go. But SEO takes time, and early startups often don’t have that!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":21,"retweets_count":28,"likes_count":336,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168907980202491904","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168907978470240300,"conversation_id":"1168907976276623361","created_at":1567524353000,"date":"2019-09-03","time":"15:25:53","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"If you’re a celebrity ceo/team that can launch to a lot of press fanfare, and have a lot of content generated automatically (think- Zillow’s initial launch), then by all means go for it. Otherwise it should be a background activity that kicks in Year 3 or 4 at the earliest.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":11,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":172,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168907978470240259","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168907976276623400,"conversation_id":"1168907976276623361","created_at":1567524353000,"date":"2019-09-03","time":"15:25:53","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"I am not a fan of relying on SEO, when you’re a brand new startup. Unfortunately, it’s just too slow. It takes time to build reputation, to build enough buzz to get meaningful traffic, and a lot of effort to generate a ton of content","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":61,"retweets_count":100,"likes_count":734,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168907976276623361","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168905171184865300,"conversation_id":"1168905167498088458","created_at":1567523684000,"date":"2019-09-03","time":"15:14:44","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"The new era: Earned + paid viral growth. Earned, where users love your product enough to instagram it or drop it into a Slack channel. Paid, when there’s referral bonuses. Viral is one of the truly scalable channels - but the techniques keep changing!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":12,"likes_count":100,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168905171184865280","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168905169683255300,"conversation_id":"1168905167498088458","created_at":1567523684000,"date":"2019-09-03","time":"15:14:44","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"For a while, entrepreneurs (including me!) thought SMS could have the same dynamics. Just important addressbooks and send invites to apps, but via SMS. But it doesn’t work - consumers get real-time feedback from friends that they got hacked, SMS gateways will shut you down, etc","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":13,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168905169683255297","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168905167498088400,"conversation_id":"1168905167498088458","created_at":1567523683000,"date":"2019-09-03","time":"15:14:43","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"The best practices in viral growth have been fundamentally reinvented in the past decade. The earlier era was about email and, tbh, spamming people. In this era we got one-click invite all, addressbook importers, “people you may know” based on reverse addressbook lookups, etc","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":19,"likes_count":118,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168905167498088458","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168903651336872000,"conversation_id":"1168903648149155840","created_at":1567523322000,"date":"2019-09-03","time":"15:08:42","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"By making $ early, it also helps with growth — having an LTV gives you room to play with CAC, hire a team, buy ads, show positive economics for partners, etc., etc. It unlocks a lot of new channels that wouldn’t otherwise exist","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":0,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":33,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168903651336871938","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168596977447133200,"conversation_id":"1168596977447133184","created_at":1567450205000,"date":"2019-09-02","time":"18:50:05","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Poll: If you were building startups in \"classic\" consumer apps/websites -- social, comms, sharing -- in the 2007-2012 timeframe right after iPhone/Android/FB Platform, what are you doing now?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":8,"retweets_count":16,"likes_count":55,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168596977447133184","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168592310830915600,"conversation_id":"1168592307936845830","created_at":1567449092000,"date":"2019-09-02","time":"18:31:32","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"When you're really successful 😆then you're on the backside of the S-curve, having acquired most of your target market. Ruh roh. Next job is to reactivate churned users -- it's a first world problem!\n\n(Yes, I need to turn this into a single tweet with emojis)","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":46,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168592310830915586","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168592309568430000,"conversation_id":"1168592307936845830","created_at":1567449092000,"date":"2019-09-02","time":"18:31:32","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Post-traction startups eventually find that in addition to layering on more acquisition channels, activation is key. Let's onboard users properly!\n\nNext in the order is optimizing for churn/engagement in a systematic way. Seems late, I know, but they are hard metrics to move!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":44,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168592309568430080","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168592307936845800,"conversation_id":"1168592307936845830","created_at":1567449092000,"date":"2019-09-02","time":"18:31:32","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"There's an order of operations to growth, depending on the stage of a startup.\n\nBrand new startups always tend to focus on acquisition. Early on, you don't know if you even have product/market fit, so you just need to get some users in the door to start getting feedback","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":28,"likes_count":136,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168592307936845830","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168588750458216400,"conversation_id":"1168588746947645440","created_at":1567448244000,"date":"2019-09-02","time":"18:17:24","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Brute force it with more humans. Build those call centers! Run those conferences! Have the ceo reach out. Talk to every High-value \"bottleneck users\" when they onboard. Each one unlocks the network of users around -- it's high-leverage and this can make it all worth it","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":69,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168588750458216448","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168588748742746000,"conversation_id":"1168588746947645440","created_at":1567448243000,"date":"2019-09-02","time":"18:17:23","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"It's a best practice now to \"do things that don't scale\" with the idea that you do it at the beginning, then move onto more scalable operations/channels later. But if you have a segment that's the bottleneck, then sometimes brute force is the way to go","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":42,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168588748742746114","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168588746947645400,"conversation_id":"1168588746947645440","created_at":1567448243000,"date":"2019-09-02","time":"18:17:23","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Sometimes, growth just has to be brute forced. For network effects-driven products, a segment of users is often the  bottleneck. For marketplaces, it's the supply-side. For b2b, it can be the team leader / decisionmaker. For consumer, it might be content creators / influencers","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":37,"likes_count":182,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168588746947645440","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168584568284139500,"conversation_id":"1168584565507575808","created_at":1567447246000,"date":"2019-09-02","time":"18:00:46","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"High-friction funnels are different, and they require a different approach. More email nurture campaigns, more content marketing. Inside sales and the ability to talk to a real human. Partnerships and yes, even brand marketing. Know what kind of funnel you have! It's important!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":27,"likes_count":162,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168584568284139520","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168584566904221700,"conversation_id":"1168584565507575808","created_at":1567447246000,"date":"2019-09-02","time":"18:00:46","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"High-friction funnels live in fintech, real estate, marketplaces, B2B -- where users are smart, do research, and take their time to convert. You need detailed, private info and have many steps that can't be skipped. You need to build trust, not just create immediate gratification","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":18,"likes_count":136,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168584566904221696","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168584565507575800,"conversation_id":"1168584565507575808","created_at":1567447246000,"date":"2019-09-02","time":"18:00:46","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"There are high-friction funnels and low-friction ones.\n\nLow-friction funnels let you sign up with a phone number to get the magic moment  right away. These funnels are about subtracting steps, and removing form fields. Your audience is impulsive -- kids, busy people wasting time","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":10,"retweets_count":75,"likes_count":376,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168584565507575808","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168582703211372500,"conversation_id":"1168582700795449344","created_at":1567446802000,"date":"2019-09-02","time":"17:53:22","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Others have gone to fintech -- and yet others, like myself, went to online/offline marketplaces. In these sectors, we use our expertise in growth+engagement to active much less frequent use cases. And finally, of course, a bunch have become VCs 😂\n\nWhere else did y'all go?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":21,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":75,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168582703211372544","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168582700795449300,"conversation_id":"1168582700795449344","created_at":1567446801000,"date":"2019-09-02","time":"17:53:21","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"In 2007 when I first moved to the Bay Area, almost everyone was working on communications/social/sharing apps. In the first few batches of YCombinator, I remember it was ~80% consumer apps. Where have all those entrepreneurs gone? 🤔","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":40,"retweets_count":26,"likes_count":369,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168582700795449344","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168261225307730000,"conversation_id":"1168261225307729920","created_at":1567370156000,"date":"2019-09-01","time":"20:35:56","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"What bit of tech business jargon deserves to be unpacked in a lot more detail? I’ll take the top ideas and do some writeups\n\nPotential examples??\nConsumer- “magic moment”\nSaaS- “reverse churn”\nMarketplaces- “supply constrained”\nInvesting- “deal heat”","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":30,"retweets_count":18,"likes_count":126,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168261225307729920","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168253477065130000,"conversation_id":"1168253477065129984","created_at":1567368308000,"date":"2019-09-01","time":"20:05:08","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"2019 state of tech investing:\n\nPre-seed- Bet on the entrepreneur 👨‍💻\nSeed- Bet on the team 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦\nSeries A- Bet on the traction 🏒\nSeries B- Bet on the revenue 💸\nSeries C- Bet on the unit economics 💰\n\n(Had to add the emojis, I know, this tweet is social media pandering)","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":48,"retweets_count":884,"likes_count":3851,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168253477065129984","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168251602982981600,"conversation_id":"1168251600520900608","created_at":1567367861000,"date":"2019-09-01","time":"19:57:41","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Starting with the sidedoor means there’s context to consider for WHY they signup. To view the photos? To edit or comment? Rather than the lazy thing of putting a vanilla signup form up. Plus this affects the downstream funnel too. This is key to a great new user UX imho","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":8,"likes_count":85,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168251602982981632","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168251602014064600,"conversation_id":"1168251600520900608","created_at":1567367861000,"date":"2019-09-01","time":"19:57:41","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Instead, users generally find you via your side door. Youtube’s is a link to a video. GDocs is a link to a document. Yelp’s is a link to a restaurant’s reviews. The experience starts with the link, and the message from a friend, or Google’s blurb, or the invite email","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":65,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168251602014064640","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168251600520900600,"conversation_id":"1168251600520900608","created_at":1567367861000,"date":"2019-09-01","time":"19:57:41","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"The “front door” versus the “side door.” It’s commonplace to design your UX by starting with a new user finding your homepage, or the opening screen of an app — those are the front doors. But rarely does that model reality in practice...","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":32,"likes_count":206,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168251600520900608","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168245221869551600,"conversation_id":"1168245219101294592","created_at":1567366340000,"date":"2019-09-01","time":"19:32:20","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Most business books and strategies are written for big cos. That’s the market. Even“Lean Startup” ends up getting sucked into larger organizations as they want to learn to be nimble. While startups read to learn big co processes and big cos try to do the reverse 😂. Funny","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":10,"retweets_count":18,"likes_count":135,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168245221869551616","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168245220695142400,"conversation_id":"1168245219101294592","created_at":1567366340000,"date":"2019-09-01","time":"19:32:20","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"I find myself wanting to unlearn business jargon and think from first principle.“Network effects” are great, but it’s most important to startups on how to start from zero and to build them. OKRs are great, but what’s the right template for a 5 person team?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":9,"likes_count":135,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168245220695142400","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1168245219101294600,"conversation_id":"1168245219101294592","created_at":1567366339000,"date":"2019-09-01","time":"19:32:19","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Every blog post / book on business processes — OKRs, hiring, PRDs, launching, etc., etc., almost need a label to describe the stage of co the ideas are for. The workflows that are effective in the big co stages are simply not appropriate for early stage startups with <10 ppl","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":35,"retweets_count":184,"likes_count":1134,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1168245219101294592","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
