October 2025
Thursday,
9.10.2025
A popular strategy for bootstrapping networks is what I like to call "come for the tool, stay for the network." The idea is to initially attract users with a single-player tool and then, over time, get them to participate in a network. The tool helps get to initial critical mass. The network creates the long term value for users, and defensibility for the company.
— Chris Dixon, Cited by Ben Thompson in his piece on Sora and Meta's disruption potential.
Tuesday,
14.10.2025
Strategy Letter IV: Bloatware and the 80/20 Myth. A great insight from Joel Spolsky in 2001 that still holds true today: 80% of users use only 20% of your product's features. The problem is that it's never the same 20%; everyone uses a different 20% of features.