#108 – Network effects and startup growth strategies: James Currier, NFX

<p><b>James Currier</b> is an expert in a key ingredient behind the success of companies like <b>Meta</b>, <b>Uber</b>, and <b>Amazon</b>. The key ingredient? <em>Network effects</em>. They happen when a company&apos;s product or service becomes more valuable as its usage increases.</p><p>James has not only seen the growth of digital businesses but also created four successful venture-backed startups himself in the past couple of decades. Those endeavors were sold to companies like <em>Monster </em>and <em>PayPal</em>. His fifth company is the early-stage venture capital fund <b>NFX </b>(you got it: network effects). He&apos;s currently a general partner there. Today, James advises top startups about how to build strong network effects to win – and win big.</p><p><em>Today, James and I talk about:</em></p><ul><li>His journey as an entrepreneur and as an angel investor up to NFX;</li><li>The discovery and the importance of network effects;</li><li>And James&apos; lessons for entrepreneurs looking at network effects when creating and scaling their startups.</li></ul><p>Set up an international corporate structure accepted by international investors with <a href="https://go.latitud.com/?utm_source=latitud&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=description-link"><b>Latitud Go</b></a>.</p>