My top 2015 essays on Uber, online dating, push notifications, Apple Watch, and more at andrewchen
Эндрю Чен возвращается к ведению блога после паузы, связанной с переходом в Uber, и обещает в 2016 году новые эссе о росте, технологиях и стартапах. В подборке он публикует список своих лучших материалов 2015 года, охватывающих темы Uber, приложений для знакомств, push-уведомлений и удержания, Apple Watch, а также роли женщин в технологиях. Среди ключевых эссе — «The Next Feature Fallacy», исследование о том, что терять 80% мобильных пользователей — это норма, и материал о «Product Death Cycle». Также упомянуты разборы экономики бесплатных поездок Uber с рекламой, типичные ошибки при прогнозировании роста новых продуктов и идея строить «вечную компанию» вместо очередного единорога. Список дополнен текстами о том, почему инвесторы не финансируют дейтинг, десятью классическими книгами о технологиях и подборкой фото женщин-программисток ENIAC, Apollo 11 и Mac.
Good news- my vacation from writing is over!
A few months back, I joined Uber, and took time to get settled into the new role. As promised, I’m back, and will have more essays on growth, tech, and more for 2016. If you want to get my future essays via email – just fill this out:
In the meantime, below are a list of my top essays from 2015. It includes writing on a bunch of topics: Uber, Dating apps, Push notifications and retention, Apple Watch, Women in tech, and more.
Hope you enjoy them.
-Andrew
San Francisco, CA
Featured essays from 2015
The Next Feature Fallacy
“The fallacy that the next new feature will suddenly make people use your product.”
Personal update- I’m joining Uber! Here’s why
“I’m joining Uber because it’s changing the world. It’s one of the very few companies where you can really say that, seriously and unironically.”
More essays from 2015
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Andrew Chen is a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he invests in games, AR/VR, metaverse, and consumer tech startups. He is the author of The Cold Start Problem, a book on starting and growing new startups via network effects. He resides in Venice, California (more)