How strong is the network effect? How much pull do users sort of exert on each other

does the platform sort of achieve over time? There's a much greater threat in Web 3

that like your entire network could just get like moved to a competitor

could even be like a copy. There's an opportunity when convert your users into

people who have a true preference for your platform. They actually want to use your platform over competitors.

The ideal of Web 3 is not that you sort of have these platforms

that have locked in a bunch of users

and are just extracting value from them.

To the contrary, you have engaged users who are sort of in a real sense like part of the platform.

In web one, you were the consumer.

In web two, you were the product, and in web three you are the consumer. In Web 2 you were the product and in Web 3 you are the brand.

Hey A16C podcast listeners, this is Steph, but today we actually have a very special treat

which is longtime showrunner, Sodom Choxi returns for this episode and

she is joined by Scott commoners and together they discuss a subject very near and dear to

A16C network effects.

They discuss so much, including the misconceptions

when it comes to network effects,

how to effectively kick-start them

and bring in the right types of users early,

and also how competitive forces change with web 3.

For example, protocols can be immediately forked

and users can exit more easily. So how do you build something that's really... immediately for

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