About
Andrew Chen is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He is focused on tech, entertainment, and AI via the a16z speedrun initiative.
Andrew is a prolific writer and over the past decade has written hundreds of essays at andrewchen.com on the topics of startups and user growth. He is the author of the best-selling business book THE COLD START PROBLEM, published by Harper Business, which explores how new startups launch and scale by leveraging network effects. Prior to joining a16z, Andrew led the Rider Growth teams at Uber, and worked at a number of venture-backed startups.
Andrew holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Washington.
Latest Content by Andrew
Chris Best of Substack on the Future of Media
Founders Playbook: Lessons from Riot, Discord, & More
Next-Gen Gaming: AI Souls, Real-time Culture, Personalized Avatars
Game On: Marc Andreessen & Andrew Chen Talk Creative Computers
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Join the conversationGmail took 15 years to reach 1B
Facebook took 8 years
ChatGPT did it in 3!!
crazy growth curves as tech adoption grows and marketing channels reach billions
The Cold Start Problem
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