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How to build a billion dollar digital marketplace – examples from Uber, eBay, Craigslist, and more

Andrew Chen

develop partnerships and manage relationships with local hire car operators (NB: Uber does not own any vehicles. The travel is intensive. Optimization : A/B testing growth levers – from email/SMS/push copy – to when/how to reach out. It is also one of the most rewarding. […].

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28 ways to grow supply in a marketplace — by Lenny Rachitsky, ex-Airbnb

Andrew Chen

affordable and unique travel experiences for guests, and great income for hosts. To launch a city, we’d travel there and hold a meetup. Converting travelers to hosts definitely moved the needle when we launched a new market. Examples : Tips : Takes very few people to operate, should pay for itself from day 1.

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10 Effective Company Core Values Examples To Take Inspiration From

Vantage Circle

They are the action statements that guide all your internal activities and operations. Do More With Less: This core value emphasizes the need for operational excellence. Be a Cereal Entrepreneur They want their teams to reinvent travel and transform their bold ambitions into reality with their determination and creativity.

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The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for in your startup’s metrics – 80 slide deck included!

Andrew Chen

One of the reasons I’ve been excited about being a professional investor is the ability to apply my skills as an operator. Of course, as an investor you can’t run A/B tests or analyze results directly, but you can form hypotheses, ideate, and apply the same type of thinking.

Metrics 111
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What to look for when you’re hiring a Head of Growth

Andrew Chen

Ask the operators inside a company though, and you’ll hear a different story: A rapidly growing network wants to both grow as well as tear itself apart, and there are enormous forces in both directions. If they’re paired with advisors and operators who are experts on the playbook, that can work well. Hitting the Ceiling.

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28 ways to grow supply in a marketplace — by Lenny Rachitsky, ex-Airbnb

Andrew Chen

affordable and unique travel experiences for guests, and great income for hosts. To launch a city, we’d travel there and hold a meetup. Converting travelers to hosts definitely moved the needle when we launched a new market. Examples : Tips : Takes very few people to operate, should pay for itself from day 1.

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a16z Podcast: Why paid marketing sucks, Network effects, Viral Growth, and more

Andrew Chen

The OTA sites (online travel agencies – Priceline and Expedia) just spends, you know, they spend a GDP of many large countries in their acquisition; and then it’s often a tactic in some good business. And you can start to draw conclusions, sort of a natural A/B test in order to do that. Andrew: Exactly.