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Re:Using network effects (not patents) to build defensible s... by sharemywin on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @09:56AM (#16867398)
I think most of these companies are missing the exponential increase in value for users. And most seem to bundle a lot of other crap with their network effected product which probably dilutes its value even more.
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Re:Using network effects (not patents) to build defensible s... by askins4trouble on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @10:32AM (#16867679)
Completely agree with this!

And I think a lot of people look at network effects right now primarily as a growth lever, but wouldn't think to use them (when they're working) as an argument with investors that their product is defensible.

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