Making Startups Powerful: paulgraham.com/powerful.html↗

network effects in developer tooling, a short list for self, feel free to add: - “Most used” counts - Anonymized trend surveys - Comment layer on everything - crowdsourced autocomplete - crowdsourced usage/setup audit - Forkable customizations - Templated setups - custom subdoma…↗

We would have a better understanding of many social networks if we regarded them as Status as a Service (SaaS) businesses. Not all network effects work the same way. Status is a powerful motivator but inherently volatile. eugenewei.com/blog/2019/2/19…↗

USV in 140 characters: invest in large networks of engaged users, differentiated by user experience, and defensible though network effects↗