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May 2023
1h 15m

Network Effects, Moats, & the Business o...

a16z crypto, Sonal Chokshi, Chris Dixon
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with @skominers @smc90 A deep dive and tour through key business concepts -- from competitive advantage and Porter's Five Forces, to network effects and moats -- as builders of all kinds navigate business strategy in open source, and especially web3. How does one compete when you're building (and competing) in the open? 
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