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Are there examples of methods which have been successfully used to disrupt companies that have established themselves due to network effects? In other words, once a company has gained advantage due to network effects, it is game over?

Are there any decentralized alternatives to HN? If not, is there a way to build it where upvotes and moderation is done in an anonymous way based on past reputation?

Can the HN community recommend a good book on using analogies in day-to-day life? I need a repository of ready to use analogies, like Steve Jobs' famous analogy of bicycle+man to computer+mind.

What is the best way to go about finding a technical co-founder? I have many years of sales, operations, business and finance experience in the Internet infrastructure industry. I'm an engineer by training, albeit from two decades ago. I want to partner with highly technical co-founders to build and take a product to market.

I had earlier tried routes such as going to Meetups but with the COVID-19 situation that looks not feasible. I would like to meet technical people interested in areas such as 5G, hybrid multi-cloud, Blockchain/Cryptography, IoT, Machine Learning etc.

I actively read HN, and know many engineers who are potential co-founders frequent this site.

This post was prompted by blog post about Mike Speiser playbook (of Snowflake and Pure Storage fame).