Anna Piñol

NFX - Anna Piñol

Anastasia Budinskaya

NFX - Anastasia Budinskaya

Daniel Museles

NFX - Daniel Museles

Valerie Osband Mahoney

NFX - Valerie Osband Mahoney

Morgan Beller

Read Morgan’s techniques and frameworks for Web3, Space, and Fintech companies. Morgan is the co-founder of Libra and was Head of Strategy for Novi, Facebook’s digital wallet for the Libra payment system.

[Year] Insights for Seed Founders by Morgan Beller - NFX Library

Omri Amirav-Drory, Ph.D.

Read Omri’s essays as he explores the latest innovation in biology and techbio. Omri is a scientist and an operator who has founded, scaled, and led a successful acquisition by Twist Bioscience.

[Year] Insights for Seed Founders by Omri Amirav-Drory, Ph.D. - NFX Library

Pete Flint

See Pete’s 60+ resources on hiring, strategy, scaling, and fundraising playbooks for Proptech, Fintech, Marketplaces, Web3, and LatAm companies. He is a 2x unicorn Founder and former CEO of Trulia.

[Year] Insights for Seed Founders by Pete Flint - NFX Library

Gigi Levy-Weiss

See Gigi’s 30+ resources on hiring strategy, scaling, and fundraising playbooks for Gaming, Web3, Bio, and Space companies. He is a 4x founder/operator. Founding CEO of Playtika. Head of NFX Israel.

[Year] Insights for Seed Founders by Gigi Levy-Weiss - NFX Library

James Currier

See James’ 100+ resources on network effects, market networks, and growth. James is a 5x Founder and invests in Marketplaces, Web3, Fintech, Gaming, and Bio.

[Year] Insights for Seed Founders by James Currier - NFX Library

As software advances, so do the threats. We back the founders building the future's defenses.

Cybersecurity

NFX - Cybersecurity

We’re Scientist-Founders. We’ve walked in your shoes, from the lab to scaling $B+ techbio companies.

Weekly insights for pre-seed and seed stage Founders in Bio, including fundraising tips, pitch decks, growth, hiring and more.

Top [Month] [Year] Resources for Bio Founders - NFX Library

Gaming is about connection. As games Founders ourselves, we've been bullish on this market from day 1.

Gaming

Weekly insights for pre-seed and seed stage Founders in Gaming, including fundraising tips, pitch decks, growth, hiring and more.

Top [Month] [Year] Resources for Gaming Founders - NFX Library

AI is the next step in software. It turns software into a collaborative partner across industries.

Weekly insights for pre-seed and seed stage Founders in Generative AI, including fundraising tips, pitch decks, growth, hiring and more.

Top [Month] [Year] Resources for AI Founders - NFX Library

Real estate is in early stages of tech adoption. Pete Flint is an unfair advantage to have in your corner.

PropTech

Weekly insights for pre-seed and seed stage Founders in Proptech, including fundraising tips, pitch decks, growth, hiring and more.

Top [Month] [Year] Resources for PropTech Founders - NFX Library

We're focused on backing the Founders who are building a space economy that makes life better on Earth.

Space

Weekly insights for pre-seed and seed stage Founders in Space, including fundraising tips, pitch decks, growth, hiring and more.

Top [Month] [Year] Resources for Space Founders - NFX Library

Fintech is unlocking enormous value by digitizing and encompassing more of the transaction.

Fintech

Weekly insights for pre-seed and seed stage Founders in Fintech, including fundraising tips, pitch decks, growth, hiring and more.

Top [Month] [Year] Resources for Fintech Founders - NFX Library

We have founded, advised, and invested in 80+ marketplace startups. Including DoorDash, Lyft, Trulia, and Patreon.

Marketplaces

Weekly insights for pre-seed and seed stage Founders in Marketplaces, including fundraising tips, pitch decks, growth, hiring and more.

Top [Month] [Year] Resources for Marketplaces Founders - NFX

Crypto presents us with the opportunity to remake the Internet into a more creative, lucrative, sustainable, and safe place.

Crypto

Weekly insights for pre-seed and seed stage Founders in crypto, including fundraising tips, pitch decks, growth, hiring and more.

Weekly insights for pre-seed and seed stage Founders in Web3, including fundraising tips, pitch decks, growth, hiring and more.

Top [Month] [Year] Resources for Crypto Founders - NFX Library

The combination of great Founders and their networks has been the core mechanism of progress for all of human history. This is what makes Silicon Valley more than just a place. It’s a networked mindset. It's our central hub for a reason. 

Silicon Valley

The combination of great founders and their networks has been the core mechanism of progress for all of human history. This is what makes Silicon Valley more than just a place. It’s a networked mindset. It's our central hub for a reason.

NFX - Silicon Valley

Israel is a global software powerhouse. Gigi Levy-Weiss partners with Founders to build and scale.

Israel

Weekly insights for pre-seed and seed stage Founders in Israel, including fundraising tips, pitch decks, growth, hiring and more.

Top [Month] [Year] Resources for Israel Founders - NFX Library

We’re seeing a new wave of innovative, competitive Founders driving the tech ecosystem forward in Europe.  

Europe

NFX - Europe

Millions of consumers are coming online in LatAm, quickly creating massive market opportunities.

LatAm

Weekly insights for pre-seed and seed stage Founders in LatAm, including fundraising tips, pitch decks, growth, hiring and more.

Top [Month] [Year] Resources for LatAm Founders - NFX Library

Legal Tech

NFX - Legal Tech

Insurance

NFX - Insurance

Consumer

NFX - Consumer

SaaS

NFX - SaaS

Network Effects

See 30+ resources on network effects for pre-seed and seed Founders. Companies with the strongest types of network effects built into their core business model tend to win – and win big.

Top [Month] [Year] Insights for Founders on Network Effects - NFX Library

Fundraising

Read 20+ NFX pitch decks, core metrics, and ladder of proof on how to fundraise your pre-seed and seed rounds.

Top [Month] [Year] Insights for Founders on Fundraising - NFX Library

Growth

See 100+ resources, frameworks, and guides from NFX to help pre-seed and seed Founders build iconic businesses during challenging times and navigate the new rules of growth.

Top [Month] [Year] Insights for Founders on Growth - NFX Library

Leadership

See 40+ resources on leadership strategies, playbooks, and podcasts for CEOs, CTOs, and founding teams for pre-seed and seed stage companies.

Top [Month] [Year] Insights for Founders on Leadership - NFX Library

Investment Memos

Learn more about NFX’s recent pre-seed and seed investments in Bio, Web3, Gaming, Proptech, LatAm, Space, Fintech, and Marketplaces.

Top [Month] [Year] Insights for Founders on Investment Memos - NFX Library

Psychology

See 40+ resources on useful pre-seed and seed Founder mental models. A Founder’s mental approach is the greatest point of leverage in a company’s success or failure.

Top [Month] [Year] Insights for Founders on Psychology - NFX Library

Announcements

The latest news from NFX venture capital. NFX invests in pre-seed and seed companies in Bio, Web3, Gaming, Proptech, LatAm, Space, Fintech, and Marketplaces.

Top [Month] [Year] Insights for Founders on Announcements - NFX Library

All NFX Content

Videos

Watch 30+ videos from NFX on hiring, fundraising, and growth for pre-seed and seed Founders. [Subscribers] startups get weekly insights from NFX venture capital firm.

Top [Month] [Year] Videos - NFX Library

Podcasts

Listen to 80+ episodes from NFX and industry leaders like Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum), Jeff Wilke (Amazon), Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn) and many more. 170k+ startups get weekly insights from NFX.

Top [Month] [Year] Podcasts - NFX Library

Essays

Read 100+ essays from NFX on hiring, fundraising, and growth for pre-seed and seed Founders. 170k+ startups get weekly insights from NFX venture capital firm.

Top [Month] [Year] Essays - NFX Library

Network effects have been responsible for 70% of all the value created in technology since 1994. Founders who deeply understand how they work will be better positioned to build category-defining companies.
<a href="https://content.nfx.com/teams/james-currier/">James Currier</a> and the NFX Team

The Network Effects Bible (Updated 2024)

The 16 Network Effects &amp; How They Actually Work

The Network Effects Manual: 16 Network Effects (And Counting)

What city you live in. Who you date or marry. Which job you choose. What clothes you wear.We all think we make these choices ourselves. It certainly feels like we’re in full control. But it turns out that our choices — both in our startups and in our lives — are more constrained than we think. The unseen hand in all them is the networks that surround us and the powerful math they exert on us.

Your Life is Driven by Network Effects

The 5 Ideas That Defined 2025 &#8211; According to Founders

Finding the White Hot Center

Introducing Network Effect #16: Hub-and-Spoke

The Durability Formula – How It Will Determine Your Startup’s Future Value

The Network Effects Of Bitcoin [An NFX Video]

Network Bonding Theory: Grow Your Startup By Making It A Network

Bitcoin Killed The King &#038; Now Network Effects Will Determine Its Future

Status, Wealth, &#038; Power: Network Effects Demand A New Social Contract

What Is Your Defensible Magic?

The 7 Powers Known to Tesla, Pixar, Netflix, Apple &#038; Twilio

The 4 Types Of Defensibility

Whiteboard Breakdown: What Are Network Effects?

Data is not inherently valuable. Most data doesn’t produce a real data network effect, and most data network effects aren’t that powerful even once established. Data strategy, in terms of value creation, is overrated. It can be powerful, but it’s typically not.

What Makes Data Valuable: The Truth About Data Network Effects

Today we're sharing the 14th type of network effect: expertise nfx.

The 14th Network Effect: Expertise

A discussion between Intuit Founder Scott Cook and NFX Managing Partner James Currier about the power of network effects.

NFX Podcast: Why Top Founders Understand Network Effects with Scott Cook, Founder of Intuit

NFX Managing Partners Pete Flint and James Currier discuss Lyft's upcoming IPO, the defensibility of the ridesharing business model, and what Lyft should do next.
Pete Flint, James Currier

NFX Podcast: Lyft vs. Uber and the Battle for Ridesharing Dominance

How to turn a marketplace startup into a powerful market network – and win.

NFX Founder Room Ep. 1: Growing a Marketplace into a Market Network

The Tribal Network Effect (nfx #15)

Foundational reading for mastering how network effects work. Papers, articles, and books that have proved invaluable for building strong, highly defensible companies.

The NFX Archives: Foundations for Mastering Network Effects

Viral Effects Are Not Network Effects

An interview with Reid Hoffman about his book Blitzscaling and the power of Silicon Valley's network effects.

Reid Hoffman&#8217;s Playbook for Growth and Network Effects

Every iconic company to come out of Silicon Valley in the last 25 years has done the same three things: product-market fit, rapid growth, and reinforcement.

Reinforcement: The Hidden Key to Building Iconic Tech Companies

Network Effects in Biotechnology: Introducing Mammoth Biosciences

Facebook stands alone in the depth and variety of network effects they’ve built, even though most go undetected. As a result, their defensibility is unparalleled.

Network Effects Predict the Future of Facebook

Does Real Identity Matter for Networks?

Almost every marketplace will face similar problems in one form or another, but I believe our solutions at Trulia were uniquely effective. By sharing our story, I hope to cut through the of vague (and bad) advice out there with a detailed account of how we built a multi-billion dollar, category leading marketplace in under 10 years; a story which, I hope, Founders will find both interesting and useful.

The NFX of Trulia: Building a $3.5 Billion Marketplace

A look at why Uber's core network effect is weak, how it makes them vulnerable, and what they can do about it.

The Intentional Network Effects of Uber

We wanted to put an actual number on the amount of value network effects have created in the digital world. The short answer: over the past 23 years network effects have accounted for approximately 70% of the value creation in tech.
NFX

70 Percent of Value in Tech is Driven by Network Effects

Market-networks will produce a new class of unicorn companies and impact how millions of service professionals will work and earn their living.

The Next 10 Years Will Be About &#8220;Market Networks&#8221;

A discussion of the four remaining defensibilities of the digital age: scale, brand, embedding, and network effects.

Defensibility Adds the Most Value for Founders

Where to Invest in Network Effects

More than ever, we believe getting network effects are critical to building value in startups. I believe this will be true for the rest of my lifetime.