Andrew Chen (investor)
Andrew Chen is a technology advisor, investor, and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz.
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Aspen Designs, Inc.
The Cold Start Problem
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
University of Washington
Andrew Chen (investor)
Andrew Chen is aan advisor and investor for technology startups and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz and an advisor/investor for technology startups. NotableChen has advised and/or invested in companies Andrew Chen has invested in, or served as an advisor for, areincluding AngelList, Barkbox, Boba Guys, Dropbox, Front, Gusto, Kiva, Product HuntProduct Hunt, Tinder, and Workato.
Andrew Chen attended the University of Washington, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics with a focus on economics.
Andrew Chen was the CEO and co-founder of a software company making consumer applications, called Stealth, from 2009 to 2015 (6 years).
In 2018, Andrew Chen became a general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He currently serves as a general partner for the company as of July 2019., Hewhere he focuses on investing in consumer technologies for Andreessen Horowitz.
From 2015 to 2018 (3 years), Andrew Chen leadled the Rider Growth product team for Uber.
From 2009-2015, Andrew Chen was the CEO and co-founder of a consumer app company, Stealth.
From 2003 to 2006 (3 years), Andrew Chen worked as the director of product marketing for AudienceScience.
From 2002 to 2003 (1 year), Andrew Chen worked as an analyst for Mohr Davidow Ventures. Chen came back to Mohr Davidow Venture in 2007 for less than a year to, beas an entrepreneur-in-residence.
Andrew ChanChen has personally invested in the following companies: PolymerPolymer, Atrium, Aspen, CleanifyCleanify, Connectifier, Splitwise, Product HuntProduct Hunt, Sendwithus, LaunchBit, and Cardpool. He has made exits with the following companies: Product HuntProduct Hunt, LaunchBitLaunchBit, ConnectifierConnectifier, and Cardpool.Cardpool.
2018
In 2018 Andrew Chen became a general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He currently serves as a general partner for the company as of July 2019.
2015
From 2015 to 2018 (3 years), Andrew Chen leadled the Rider Growth product team for Uber.
2009
Andrew Chen was the CEO and co-founder of a software company making consumer applications, called Stealth, from 2009 to 2015 (6 years).
July 23, 2003
From 2003 to 2006 (3 years), Andrew Chen worked as the director of product marketing for AudienceScience.
July 23, 2002
From 2002 to 2003 (1 year), Andrew Chen worked as an analyst for Mohr Davidow Ventures.
Andrew Chan has personally invested in the following companies: Polymer, Atrium, Aspen, Cleanify, ConnectifierConnectifier, Splitwise, Product Hunt, Sendwithus, LaunchBit, and Cardpool. He has made exits with the following companies: Product Hunt, LaunchBit, Connectifier, and Cardpool.
From 2003 to 2006 (3 years), Andrew Chen worked as the director of product marketing for AudienceScienceAudienceScience.
Andrew Chan has personally invested in the following companies: Polymer, Atrium, Aspen, Cleanify, Connectifier, SplitwiseSplitwise, Product Hunt, Sendwithus, LaunchBit, and Cardpool. He has made exits with the following companies: Product Hunt, LaunchBit, Connectifier, and Cardpool.
Andrew Chan has personally invested in the following companies: Polymer, Atrium, Aspen, Cleanify, Connectifier, Splitwise, Product Hunt, Sendwithus, LaunchBitLaunchBit, and Cardpool. He has made exits with the following companies: Product Hunt, LaunchBit, Connectifier, and Cardpool.
San Francisco
a16z Podcast | The Basics of Growth 1 -- User Acquisition
January 16, 2019
Chat with Andrew Chen, Supply Growth at Uber
January 12, 2016
Growth Hacking Paris with Andrew Chen from Uber & Brianne Kimmel from Zendesk
June 7, 2017
Mixpanel Office Hours: Andrew Chen, Growth at Uber
November 28, 2016
10 tips for meeting people at industry events
Andrew Chen
Web
February 7, 2007
4 major cultural differences between Games people and Web people
Andrew Chen
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October 21, 2008
5 ways to break past the San Francisco echo-chamber
Andrew Chen
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December 21, 2007
Are Web 2.0 startups wasting their time with Web 2.0 early adopters?
Andrew Chen
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July 21, 2008
Bay Area investors I'm following on Twitter
Andrew Chen
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April 27, 2009
BBS door games: Social Gaming innovation from the 1980s
Andrew Chen
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August 25, 2009
Building lifestyle companies versus VC-backable startups: Is it walk before you run?
Andrew Chen
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October 28, 2009
Building the initial team for seed stage startups
Andrew Chen
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September 14, 2009
Built to Fail: How companies like Google, IDEO, and 37signals build failure-tolerant systems for anything!
Andrew Chen
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July 13, 2009
Couple quotes on Facebook in Wired, Fortune, and NYT
Andrew Chen
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October 4, 2007
Does Silicon Valley noise detract from long-term value creation?
Andrew Chen
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July 27, 2009
Early adopters vs the Mainstream: Google Insights points out websites only used by Silicon Valley nerds
Andrew Chen
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August 12, 2008
From analog dollars to digital pennies: The crisis in traditional media
Andrew Chen
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July 8, 2008
Game design tutorial at the GDC
Andrew Chen
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March 14, 2007
How do you do concrete interviews for non-technical people?
Andrew Chen
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May 18, 2009
How do you find a badass co-founder, Part 2
Andrew Chen
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April 27, 2007
How do you find a badass co-founder?
Andrew Chen
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March 26, 2007
How helpful is venture capital experience to building startups?
Andrew Chen
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October 28, 2009
How to start a professional blog: 10 tips for new bloggers
Andrew Chen
Web
August 11, 2008
Is blogging worth it? What's the ROI?
Andrew Chen
Web
January 7, 2008
Moving to SF and joining the tech community - Lessons from my first year
Andrew Chen
Web
April 22, 2008
MySpace versus Facebook: Analysis of both traffic and ad revenue, using Google Trends
Andrew Chen
Web
June 21, 2008
Prosper.com and peer-to-peer lending in the economic downturn
Andrew Chen
Web
September 2, 2008
Social Gaming Summit: Recap and observations
Andrew Chen
Web
June 14, 2008
The question that got me to leave Seattle for greener startup pastures
Andrew Chen
Web
November 23, 2009
"Stealing MySpace" and my personal experience monetizing MySpace ads
Andrew Chen
Web
April 14, 2009
25 reasons users STOP using your product: An analysis of customer lifecycle
Andrew Chen
Web
June 30, 2008
3 key ideas from a recent Freemium dinner conversation
Andrew Chen
Web
April 20, 2009
5 factors that determine your advertising CPM rates
Andrew Chen
Web
April 7, 2008
5 steps towards building a metrics-driven business
Andrew Chen
Web
June 4, 2008
5 things that make your social network monetize like crap
Andrew Chen
Web
September 26, 2007
5 warning signs: Does A/B testing lead to crappy products?
Andrew Chen
Web
March 2, 2009
7 ideas for billion dollar companies in the online ads
Andrew Chen
Web
August 4, 2008
Ad targeting talk from Community Next: People Not Pages (updated x2)
Andrew Chen
Web
September 12, 2008
Ad-based versus direct monetization: Which one is better for you?
Andrew Chen
Web
November 3, 2008
Age (and ARPPU) ain't nothing but a number: Data on how age impacts social gaming monetization
Andrew Chen
Web
September 22, 2009
App monetization: Gambit launches, funnel metrics, and ARPU vs "CPM"
Andrew Chen
Web
March 11, 2009
Are people like lab rats? Using reward schedules to drive engagement
Andrew Chen
Web
August 28, 2007
Are social gaming offers scamming users? A detailed analysis of Techcrunch's Scamville article
Andrew Chen
Web
November 2, 2009
Are you misusing Alexa numbers? (Probably)
Andrew Chen
Web
November 3, 2006
Benefit-Driven Metrics: Measure the lives you save, not the life preservers you sell
Andrew Chen
Web
June 11, 2009
Counting your big pile of Benjamins: 5 startup tips for maximizing ad revenue
Andrew Chen
Web
August 26, 2008
Creating value versus optimizing revenue
Andrew Chen
Web
June 10, 2009
Data portability: Is the social network data you're hoarding treasure or trash?
Andrew Chen
Web
June 2, 2008
Do you ever say, "MySpace is sooo ugly?" This blog's for you...
Andrew Chen
Web
November 29, 2007
Does Facebook reflect your true friendships? How about e-mail?
Andrew Chen
Web
January 7, 2008
Free to Freemium: 5 lessons learned from YouSendIt.com
Andrew Chen
Web
March 9, 2009
Freemium business model case study: AdultFriendFinder ARPU, churn, and conversion rates
Andrew Chen
Web
December 29, 2008
Friends versus Followers: Twitter's elegant design for grouping contacts
Andrew Chen
Web
March 16, 2009
How desktop apps beat websites at building large active userbases
Andrew Chen
Web
August 24, 2009
"Anyone can start a Groupon!" and other startup myths
Andrew Chen
Web
June 3, 2011
Adwords is not enough for success on the consumer web
Andrew Chen
Web
May 12, 2007
Bridging your traffic engine with your revenue engine
Andrew Chen
Web
March 14, 2008
Career Suicide versus Startup Suicide
Andrew Chen
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October 3, 2012
Confessions of a Startup Seagull
Andrew Chen
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January 14, 2013
Facebook viral marketing: When and why do apps "jump the shark?"
Andrew Chen
Web
March 6, 2008
Growing renewable audiences (a talk at O'Reilly Alphatech Ventures)
Andrew Chen
Web
September 12, 2008
How sheep-like behavior breeds innovation in Silicon Valley
Andrew Chen
Web
March 8, 2012
How to calculate cost-per-acquisition for startups relying on freemium, subscription, or virtual items biz models
Andrew Chen
Web
November 17, 2008
I'm a Google Glass skeptic and think it'll be the next Apple Newton
Andrew Chen
Web
March 6, 2013
Is your site really viral? Viral Branding versus Viral Action
Andrew Chen
Web
June 7, 2007
My friend Noah and his $100M lesson after being fired from Facebook
Andrew Chen
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October 4, 2012
Social network marketing: Getting from zero to critical mass
Andrew Chen
Web
May 14, 2008
Stanford CS major seeks sales/marketing monkey
Andrew Chen
Web
February 5, 2011
Stop asking "But how will they make money?"
Andrew Chen
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May 30, 2012
The Law of Shitty Clickthroughs
Andrew Chen
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April 5, 2012
Viral marketing is not a marketing strategy
Andrew Chen
Web
September 1, 2007
Visual Basic, PHP, Rails. Is Node.js next?
Andrew Chen
Web
April 1, 2012
What makes Sequoia Capital successful? "Target big markets"
Andrew Chen
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May 24, 2012
What's your viral loop? Understanding the engine of adoption
Andrew Chen
Web
July 12, 2007
When Does Paid Acquisition Work for SaaS Startups?
Andrew Chen
Web
June 1, 2011
Why are we so bad at predicting startup success?
Andrew Chen
Web
April 8, 2013
Why I doubted Facebook could build a billion dollar business, and what I learned from being horribly wrong
Andrew Chen
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March 14, 2012
Why it's hard to evaluate new social products
Andrew Chen
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February 5, 2013
10 years in the Bay Area - what I've learned
Andrew Chen
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January 3, 2017
2018 essay collection on growth metrics, marketplaces, viral growth in the enterprise, and more (PDF included)
Andrew Chen
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December 26, 2018
a16z Podcast: When Organic Growth Goes Enterprise
Andrew Chen
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September 24, 2018
Announcing Pietra and a16z -- my first ex-Uber investment!
Andrew Chen
Web
March 27, 2019
Conservation of Intent: The hidden reason why A/B tests aren't as effective as they look
Andrew Chen
Web
July 2, 2018
Consumer startups are awesome, and here's what I'm looking for at a16z (70 slide deck)
Andrew Chen
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December 10, 2018
DAU/MAU is an important metric to measure engagement, but here's where it fails
Andrew Chen
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July 23, 2018
Growth Interview Questions from Atlassian, SurveyMonkey, Gusto and Hubspot (Guest Post)
Andrew Chen
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October 31, 2016
Growth is getting hard from intensive competition, consolidation, and saturation
Andrew Chen
Web
June 26, 2017
How startups die from their addiction to paid marketing
Andrew Chen
Web
June 4, 2018
How to build a billion dollar digital marketplace - examples from Uber, eBay, Craigslist, and more
Andrew Chen
Web
October 17, 2017
How to build a growth team - lessons from Uber, Hubspot, and others (50 slides)
Andrew Chen
Web
November 13, 2018
Psych'd: A new user psychology framework for increasing funnel conversion (Guest Post)
Andrew Chen
Web
June 12, 2017
Required reading for marketplace startups: The 20 best essays
Andrew Chen
Web
July 10, 2018
Startups and big cos should approach growth differently (Video)
Andrew Chen
Web
June 6, 2017
Startups are cheaper to build, but more expensive to grow - here's why
Andrew Chen
Web
July 19, 2017
The Bad Product Fallacy: Don't confuse "I don't like it" with "That's a bad product and it'll fail"
Andrew Chen
Web
January 30, 2017
The Dumb Idea Paradox: Why great ideas often start out by sounding dumb.
Andrew Chen
Web
May 27, 2019
The IRL channel: Offline to online, Online to offline
Andrew Chen
Web
June 12, 2018
The Podcast Ecosystem in 2019 - a16z's 68 page analysis
Andrew Chen
Web
May 29, 2019
The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for in your startup's metrics - 80 slide deck included!
Andrew Chen
Web
November 1, 2018
The Scooter Platform Play: Why scooter startups are important and strategic to the future of transportation
Andrew Chen
Web
June 18, 2018
The Startup Brand Fallacy: Why brand marketing is mostly useless for consumer startups
Andrew Chen
Web
June 21, 2018
This year's top essays on growth metrics, consumer psychology, Uber, push notifs, NPS, and more
Andrew Chen
Web
July 10, 2017
Update: I'm joining Andreessen Horowitz!
Andrew Chen
Web
February 15, 2018
a16z Podcast: Why paid marketing sucks, Network effects, Viral Growth, and more
September 4, 2018
Podcast Q&A: Dropbox's viral growth, Uber's tricky funnels, and future growth channels
May 14, 2018
Silicon Valley network effects, OKRs for your personal life, and more: Podcast Q&A with Product Hunt
December 13, 2018
10 lessons from a serial entrepreneur - Justin Kan, Atrium, YC, and Twitch
Andrew Chen
Web
July 25, 2019
10 years of professional blogging - what I've learned
Andrew Chen
Web
December 18, 2017
2018 essay collection on growth metrics, marketplaces, viral growth in the enterprise, and more (PDF included)
Web
December 26, 2018
28 ways to grow supply in a marketplace -- by Lenny Rachitsky, ex-Airbnb
Andrew Chen
Web
June 25, 2019
Announcing Pietra and a16z -- my first ex-Uber investment!
Web
March 27, 2019
The Dumb Idea Paradox: Why great ideas often start out by sounding dumb.
Web
May 27, 2019
The Podcast Ecosystem in 2019 - a16z's 68 page analysis
Web
May 29, 2019
What do you look for an investment? How long should a founder be without salary? And other Q&A
Web
March 18, 2019
Why startups are hard -- the math of venture capital returns tells the story
Web
June 3, 2019
10+1 Lessons from Serial Entrepreneur Justin Kan
May 17, 2019
2018
In 2018 Andrew Chen became a general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He currently serves as a general partner for the company as of July 2019.
2015
From 2015 to 2018 (3 years), Andrew Chen lead the Rider Growth product team for Uber.
2009
Andrew Chen was the CEO and co-founder of a software company making consumer applications, called Stealth, from 2009 to 2015 (6 years).
July 23, 2003
From 2003 to 2006 (3 years), Andrew Chen worked as the director of product marketing for AudienceScience.
July 23, 2002
From 2002 to 2003 (1 year), Andrew Chen worked as an analyst for Mohr Davidow Ventures.
