# How to Not Build a Social Network - Allen Pike

<https://allenpike.com/2020/how-to-not-build-a-social-network>

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## What Jamie wrote

Pike shares the challenges associated with building a social network.

> Given this experience, I’d like to share a guide of my own. A resource for future generations of social media hopefuls, informed by my years of walking this path. What is the best way to build a social network?
> 
> 1. Don’t build a social network.
> 
> That’s it. That’s the article.

Fun and informative read.

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