Learning + education is one of AI’s first consumer use cases. How we obtain knowledge, consume content and learn, and what skills and knowledge are valuable will change dramatically in the age of AI. Here's 5 predictions for how AI will change the future of education and knowledge + blog post linked👇

How a company gets its first 1,000 users often isn’t what will get them its next 10k or 100k users.

Founders need to realize early GTM channels are often not scaleable, and that’s OK. So, how should consumer companies think about GTM in the 0 to 1, pre-PMF stage?

Read on👇 At @a16z, I’ve seen many promising ideas given up too early or getting fixated on a single acq channel.

There are lots of creative ways to find users. Instead of jumping on TikTok the new hot channel, startups should tailor their channels to their users and product.

Over the past decade, $20B has been invested into US edtech, yet only 3 companies have gone public: @coursera, @duolingo, @udemy. Many have written off the space.

🔥take: we are entering the decade of the “Learning Economy,” which spans way beyond traditional education. More🔽 1/ First, #edtech is much broader than we think. It's not just about academic tools and student/teacher tech. The Learning Economy, as we think of it, encompasses all the diff ways we develop as human beings, be it learning to be a better boss, parent, or friend, or a new hobby.

4 moats for subscription businesses 👇.

@netflix announced it lost 200k subscribers as the market for streaming is heating up...what are characteristics of subscriptions people don’t cancel? 🧵 1/ Daily habit or core part of life - faith (@glorify_app ), music (@Spotify), productivity (iCloud, @NotionHQ), shopping discounts that “pay for itself” (Costco, @amazon Prime, @scottsflights). Existing habits make it so retention + engagement come naturally for good products.

Most digital creators are now on 5+ platforms - each with its own medium, content and visual style. They are often on-the-go, not working in front of desktops. Yet they need one place to share announcements, news and beyond with their fans. Enter @beaconsai: Beacons is mobile, modular, “smart” site-builder that takes second and a few clicks to set up. Creators can customize the design exactly to their own style. Beacons’ vision is to help creators monetize and build their businesses - the biggest challenge in the creator economy now.

Why is creator economy exploding now?

Here's the story of one of the brightest examples in the space - @APompliano, and why there will be more solo-preneurs in the next decade, read on 👇 1/ The early years of Pomp's life & career seem similar to that of the rest of us. He played in the system of established institutions: went to college at Bucknell, then joined the US army and spent time at Facebook as a PM. Along the way he got into angel investing and crypto.

Inspired by conversations with friends new to venture capital...over the years I’ve received excellent advice on how to hone my skills as an investor without a long operating career.

Here's what I learned so far 👇 1/ Develop a personal strategy based on what you do better than anyone else. For example, @turnernovak is the best meme-maker, communicating where he sees consumer trends going. @mercebent is a pro at finding markets/ themes others are not looking and she has unique expertise in.

Thread: How do you make 💸💰 as a social startup? 

Many hesitate to launch social companies because of monetization or because they think ads are the only way to go…founders, this post is for you 👇


a16z.com/2020/12/07/soc… 2/ It's true, ads have been a fantastic way for the large social networks to make money @Facebook @Twitter @Snapchat @instagram @Google. Thanks to those giants' reach and significant investment, that's made it hard for most startups to compete head-on. So what can startups do?