Andrew Chen

@andrew
Partner, a16z
San Francisco

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Author

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Consumer startup investor at a16z and author of The Cold Start Problem

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Resume

Apr 2018 - Present

Partner, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

Jul 2019 - Present

Board of Directors, Substack

Jun 2018 - Present

Author, The Cold Start Problem

Aug 2015 - Apr 2018

Head of Rider Growth, Uber

Portfolio

https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/activation-retention-and-more-growth-lessons-from-the-industrys-best/

https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/andrew-chen-on-growth/

Series C Investments

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-17/andreessen-horowitz-takes-part-in-clubhouse-funding-informatio

Books

https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1428180971371720705

https://andrewchen.com/2018-essay-collection/

Submitted the final manuscript for my upcoming book, The Cold Start Problem! After 2.5 years.

Podcasts

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10+1 Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur Justin Kan VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-Cbav_Dt2s

https://andrewchen.com/organic-growth-in-enterprise/

https://a16z.simplecast.com/episodes/a16z-podcast-the-basics-of-growth-1-user-acquisition

https://a16z.simplecast.com/episodes/delivery-optimized-food

Blogposts

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Video on Consumer startups are awesome, and here's what I'm looking to invest in at Andreessen Horowitz. https://andrewchen.com/consumer-startups-at-a16z/

https://andrewchen.com/how-this-blog-grows-evergreen-content-social-whales-and-dont-get-bored/

https://andrewchen.com/how-to-write-good-and-bad-titles-for-your-blog-post/

https://andrewchen.com/x-for-y-startup-ideas/

Speaking Engagements

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRgPKkAGxi4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Uhu2PEJ2Yk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GnzM237bLo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93mR9DmMwuM

Series B Investments

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https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/10/atrium-legal/

https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/23/envoy-raises-43-million/

https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/27/connectifier-raises-6m-more-for-its-ai-based-recruitment-search/

https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/12/fantasy-sports-startup-sleeper-closes-series-b-led-by-a16z-as-it-expands-to-esports-amid-pandemic/

Series A Investments

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https://a16z.com/2019/01/28/sandbox-vr/

https://a16z.com/2019/11/14/virtual-kitchen-co/

https://www.axios.com/clubhouse-andreessen-horowitz-79107413-e83f-4203-8cfe-9f1e7dde0e2c.html

https://a16z.com/2021/08/05/investing-in-polywork/

Seed Investments

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https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/22/andreessen-horowitz-leads-4point5-million-seed-round-in-replit.html

https://medium.com/@hayleyleibson/introducing-lunchclub-were-using-ai-to-connect-people-in-real-life-242ce3bfa4eb

https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-started-by-former-robinhood-employees-2021-2

https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1316427765319565314

Investment that Exited

https://techcrunch.com/2014/09/17/buysellads-acquires-launchbit/

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4131696-can-blackhawk-compete-in-digital-without-cardpool

https://venturebeat.com/2016/02/04/linkedin-acquires-recruiting-startup-connectifier/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2016/12/01/angellist-acquires-product-hunt-to-go-after-job-search/#73dc513177b3