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What’s next for marketplace startups? Reinventing the $10 trillion service economy, that’s what.

Andrew Chen

For instance, Care.com carves off the Childcare section of Craigslist, and provides tech value-add in the form of filters, structured information, and other features to improve the customer experience of finding a local caregiver. It’s a huge leap in terms of user experience over Craigslist’s Childcare section.

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

Andrew Chen

For example, the Acquisition Effect is powered by viral growth and the user experience that compels one set of users to invite their others into the network. 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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Google's Strategic Mistakes Drove Motorola Buy

Harvard Business Review

It's system software; the customer for Android is not the end-user but a system builder or integrator. Typically a phone or device vendor needs to license Android and then build a product which must then be accepted by another intermediary — usually a mobile operator — before sale to the end-user. It's a platform.

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Are Uber and Facebook Turning Users into Lobbyists?

Harvard Business Review

Facebook’s News Feed stream is an incredibly valuable piece of digital real estate, without historical precedent. Many of the companies inserting politics into their user experience operate popular social platforms themselves. Over 968 million people access it daily. Close to 1.5

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The Trade-Off Every AI Company Will Face

Harvard Business Review

Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration and requires minimum experience of 1,500 hours of flight time, 500 hours of cross-country flight time, 100 hours of night flight time, and 75 hours of instrument operations time. But we also know that pilots continue to improve from on-the-job experience.

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Thriving in the Reimagined Workplace

Harvard Business Review

This shift demands that businesses manage and operate so that they can attract the right people, retain them, and ensure they can do their best work. An environment where employees demand a seamless work experience no matter where they are and the tools to make that happen. The result: the reimagined workplace.

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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. Thinking about new user experience, engagement metrics, and other important concepts. 3) And finally, to prioritize and make decisions that impact the future.

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