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Eliminate ego, don't focus on k, and understand engaged users - Growth according to Chamath via Sandi MacPherson - QUIBB

Short version:

Be disciplined and wait for virality

"Core product value is elusive and most products don't have any" -Chamath

Eliminate ego and lore

"The hard truth - most people don't know what they're talking about" - Chamath

Beware of too much abstraction

"Growth is about a very simple elegant understanding of product value and consumer behavior" - Chamath

7:24 AM Nov 10 2012

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Wait, did Chamath actually say that most products don't have any core product value?!

1:45 PM Nov 10 2012

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It's important to note that Chamath joined Facebook after they had 10 million users.

Virality can only function in a value-enhancing way once the previous 3 parts of the framework (Acquisition, Activation, Engagement) are established and strong.

Here's the Hacker News discussion.

1:51 PM Nov 10 2012

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