Andrew Chen Archives

Happy Monday! :)

When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail

Quick links for the weekend

What every Web 2.0 entrepreneur should know about virtual goods

Hanging out at the Virtual Goods Summit tomorrow…

Do a lot of Seattle startups suck at user acquisition?

How much is a Facebook user worth, anyway?

Has anyone seen Microsoft Surface?

What is your W2SAT* score? (*Web 2.0 Startup Aptitude Test)

How to fool VCs into thinking you have traction, Part 4

Is a Facebook user the same as a regular user?

Weekend fun :)

Social network requirement in Craigslist posting

Is your site really viral? Viral Branding versus Viral Action

Why is social shopping such a disaster?

Your site will succeed or fail in the first 10 seconds

10 reasons why every Web 2.0 developer should attend the Virtual Goods Summit

Stop asking: “Does the world need another social network?”

How do you apply math to Web 2.0 websites?

Click on this crazy widget, thanks :)

How does the online ad gold rush impact your Web 2.0 site?

Forget advertising – is virtual goods the killer revenue model for Web 2.0?

Happy Mother’s Day

Need a solid Web 2.0 business idea? Go upstream from a proven model

Cracking the code: Analyzing viral strategies

Adwords is not enough for success on the consumer web

Random drawings (that I made!)

How to fool VCs into thinking you have traction, Part 3

In Seattle next week (17-20)

Level up for features instead of freemium?

How to fool VCs into thinking you have traction, Part 2

Tripbase – an interesting travel concept

The most sophisticated ad unit I’ve seen in a long time

How to fool VCs into thinking you have traction, Part 1

Why is TextAmerican imploding?

What’s your Web 2.0 website worth?

Digg for developers

Is Facebook killing dating sites?

Hanging out at CHI this week…

Rule of thumb: Is 1-9-90 really correct?