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Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is focusing on AI, with discussions on its applications in various industries, including healthcare, emergency response, and operations. The firm is also exploring the intersection of AI and other technologies, such as crypto. a16z is investing in and advising AI startups, and its leaders are sharing insights on the future of AI and its potential impact on society.

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Social category influence vc firms #264 finance 33.33% technology brands 14.81% stocks 11.11% countries 6.17% cryptocurrencies 4.32% social networks 4.32% gaming 1.23% celebrities 1.23% financial services 0.62%

Social topic influence andreessen horowitz #117, ai 46.91%, ceo 20.37%, future 19.14%, ben 18.52%, investment 13.58%, business 12.35%, in the 10.49%, company 10.49%, how to 10.49%

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"Rick Rubin: Vibe Coding is the Punk Rock of Software On this episode of "The Ben & Marc Show" a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz sit down with legendary music producer and bestselling author Rick Rubin to explore the origin of his unexpected new creation: "The Way of Code"* Blending ancient philosophy and modern AI The Way of Code reimagines the 3000-year-old Tao Te Ching for the age of artificial intelligence software and vibe coding. What began as a viral tweet quickly evolved into a creative manifestopart book part tool part spiritual operating system for the future. Joined"
YouTube Link 2025-05-28T12:00Z 248K followers, 81.3K engagements

"Ben Horowitz and David Solomon: The Sweetest Macro Spot in [--] Years a16z general partner David Haber spoke with Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and a16z cofounder Ben Horowitz on the current macro environment enterprise AI adoption and crypto and AI policy. Solomon describes what he calls the "sweetest spot" he's seen in [--] years and explains Goldman's "One GS 3.0" initiative to reimagine core processes with AI. Horowitz discusses why "leads aren't what they once were" in AI and how a16z grew from a startup VC to capturing 18% of all US venture capital. Read the full transcript here:"
YouTube Link 2026-02-02T18:00Z 248K followers, 36.6K engagements

"How AI Will Transform Fintech In [----] Fintech went from a full-blown surge to a near standstill in just two years. At its peak about [--] percent of all venture dollars were pouring into the category. By late [----] that number had collapsed to almost zero. In this conversation a16z General Partner David Haber and Plaid cofounder and CEO Zach Perret unpack what actually happened during that cycle and why the market is heating up again. We explore how the industry moved from the explosive growth of [----] and [----] into a deep freeze and why we are now seeing real momentum return. We also dig into"
YouTube Link 2025-12-19T14:01Z 248K followers, 14.1K engagements

"How AI Is Changing Warfare with Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf Anduril reimagined how startups can build software and hardware for the defense sector. Now they're using AI to reimagine modern warfare. Speaking with a16z Growth General Partner David George Anduril cofounder and CEO Brian Schimpf discusses how AI helps humans make better strategic decisions by sorting through the enormous amount of data collected from modern battlefields. Brian also discusses navigating the US governments complex procurement processes using commercial technologies to kickstart their own product development and the"
YouTube Link 2025-01-28T16:00Z 248K followers, 19.7K engagements

"Building Cluely: The Viral AI Startup that raised $15M in [--] Weeks w/ Roy Lee What if virality wasnt a tactic but the entire product In this episode a16z General Partners Erik Torenberg and Bryan Kim sit down with Roy Lee cofounder and CEO of Cluely one of the most talked-about consumer AI startups of [----]. Cluely didnt raise a mega round or drop a feature suite to get traction - it broke through by turning distribution into design: launching viral short-form videos pushing polarizing product drops and building in public with speed and spectacle. We cover: Why virality is Cluelys moat"
YouTube Link 2025-06-25T14:02Z 248K followers, 74.1K engagements

"AI Is Coming For These [--] Industries In [----] (a16z Big Ideas) AI is reshaping the foundations of industry finance and enterprise software. In part two of Big Ideas [----] we explore three shifts redefining how systems scale. Ryan McEntush breaks down the rise of the electro-industrial stack and the challenge of building a U.S. ecosystem to power modern industry. Angela Strange explains why financial services and insurance are reaching a tipping point where replacing legacy systems unlocks unified data parallel workflows and major margin gains. Sarah Wang looks ahead to a dynamic agent layer that"
YouTube Link 2025-12-26T17:00Z 248K followers, 35.3K engagements

"Adam Neumann: This is How You Build Iconic Companies On this episode of The Ben & Marc Show a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz sit down with Adam Neumannfounder of WeWork and now Flowto unpack one of the most unlikely comeback stories in tech. What began as a personal reckoning after a very public fall has become a bold new vision for how we live and belong. Flow isnt just a real estate companyits an operating system for community built on first-principles software design and soul. Joined by a16z General Partner Erik Torenberg the group goes deep on: - Why Adams childhood"
YouTube Link 2025-06-12T17:36Z 248K followers, 94K engagements

"AI in 2026: [--] Predictions For Whats To Come (a16z Big Ideas) AI is reshaping how discovery connection and business advantage are created. In part three of Big Ideas [----] we explore three shifts defining where AI goes next when the stakes are real and the impact compounds. Oliver Hsu explains how advances in AI reasoning and robotics are moving science toward autonomous labs accelerating discovery while making interpretability essential. Bryan Kim explores how consumer AI is evolving beyond productivity toward connection identity and helping people feel seen. David Haber breaks down why the"
YouTube Link 2025-12-31T14:00Z 248K followers, 32.1K engagements

"Sam Altman on Sora Energy and Building an AI Empire Sam Altman has led OpenAI from its founding as a research nonprofit in [----] to becoming the most valuable startup in the world ten years later. In this episode a16z Cofounder Ben Horowitz and General Partner Erik Torenberg sit down with Sam to discuss the core thesis behind OpenAIs disparate bets why they released Sora how they use models internally the best AI evals and where were going from here. Timecodes: 0:00 Introduction 0:41 OpenAIs Vision and Infrastructure 2:37 Business Model and Vertical Integration 5:08 AGI Sora and Societal"
YouTube Link 2025-10-08T14:14Z 248K followers, 179.8K engagements

"Ben & Marc: Why Everything Is About to Get 10x Bigger a16z cofounders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz join a16z general partner Erik Torenberg and Not Boring founder Packy McCormick for a conversation on how the media and information ecosystem has changed over the past decade. The discussion breaks down the shift toward a more open and decentralized speech environment the rise of writer- and creator-led platforms like Substack and the erosion of centralized media gatekeepers. Marc and Ben also tie these dynamics to their investing worldview outlining how supply-driven markets major"
YouTube Link 2026-01-15T17:39Z 248K followers, 76.2K engagements

"Balaji Srinivasan: How AI Will Change Politics War and Money a16z General Partners Erik Torenberg and Martin Casado sit down with technologist and founder Balaji Srinivasan to explore how the metaphors we use to describe AIwhether as god swarm tool or oraclereveal as much about us as they do about the technology itself. Balaji best known for his work in crypto and network states also brings a deep background in machine learning. Together the trio unpacks the evolution of AI discourse from monotheistic visions of a singular AGI to polytheistic interpretations shaped by culture and context."
YouTube Link 2025-07-28T13:00Z 248K followers, 44K engagements

"The Brutal Truth About Biotech: Why $2B Per Drug Is Killing Innovation Two venture capitalists dissect why biotech burns billions while China runs trials in weeks and why the next Genentech won't look anything like the last one. Elliot Hershberg reveals the "three horsemen" strangling drug development as costs explode to $2.5 billion per approval while Lada Nuzhna exposes how investigator-initiated trials in Shanghai are rewriting the competitive playbook faster than American founders can file INDs. When the infrastructure that built monoclonal antibodies becomes the commodity threatening to"
YouTube Link 2025-11-14T16:08Z 248K followers, [----] engagements

"It's Time To Build At Andreessen Horowitz we just raised over $15B. With these new funds including American Dynamism ($1.176B) Apps ($1.7B) Bio + Health ($700M) Infrastructure ($1.7B) Growth ($6.75B) and other venture strategies ($3B) we raised over 18% of all venture capital dollars allocated in the United States in [----]. It's time to build. This is an a16z Original produced by the New Media team for the [----] fundraise. a16z andreessen horowitz a16z andreessen horowitz"
YouTube Link 2026-01-13T17:15Z 248K followers, 22.8K engagements

"How AI Will Transform Accounting: A $100B Opportunity Explained Seventy-five percent of accountants are set to retire in the next [--] years according to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Who will fill these roles and how In this discussion a16z investors Seema Amble and Marc Andrusko explore the dramatic transformation of the accounting industry with host Michelle Kung. Despite being a $100+ billion market with over [--] million accounting professionals the industry still runs on Reagan-era software. Today the accounting industry remains slow to adopt AI alluding to"
YouTube Link 2024-12-17T20:26Z 248K followers, 146.4K engagements

"Ben Horowitz & Marc Andreessen: Why Silicon Valley Turned Against Defense (And How We're Fixing It) Palmer Luckey got fired from Meta for backing the wrong candidatenow he's the hero saving American defense and that shift tells you everything about how fast the ground moved beneath Silicon Valley's feet. For decades tech and defense were allies then came [--] years of hostility so visceral that Google employees revolted over a Pentagon AI contract and when leadership caved only three people showed up to hear what border security actually involves. But something broke: COVID exposed our"
YouTube Link 2025-11-19T14:00Z 248K followers, 27.1K engagements

"AI Eats the World: Benedict Evans on the Next Platform Shift AI is reshaping the tech landscape but a big question remains: is this just another platform shift or something closer to electricity or computing in scale and impact Some industries may be transformed. Others may barely feel it. Tech giants are racing to reorient their strategies yet most people still struggle to find an everyday use case. That tension tells us something important about where we actually are. In this episode technology analyst and former a16z partner Benedict Evans joins General Partner Erik Torenberg to break down"
YouTube Link 2025-12-12T17:16Z 248K followers, 46.5K engagements

"Marc Andreessen explains venture investing a16z andreessen horowitz a16z andreessen horowitz"
YouTube Link 2025-10-03T17:21Z 248K followers, 18.1K engagements

"How AI Agents Will Transform in [----] (a16z Big Ideas) AI is moving from chat to action. In this episode of Big Ideas [----] we unpack three shifts shaping what comes next for AI products. The change is not just smarter models but software itself taking on a new form. You will hear from Marc Andrusko on the shift from prompting to execution Stephanie Zhang on what it means to build machine-legible software and Olivia Moore on why voice agents are becoming practical deployable systems rather than demos. Together these ideas tell a single story. Interfaces shift from chat to action design shifts"
YouTube Link 2025-12-22T14:01Z 248K followers, 76.6K engagements

"Ben Horowitz on a Founding Team Ben Horowitz explains that every great founding team needs two roles: an inventor and an entrepreneur. The inventor creates the product and the entrepreneur builds the business around it. a16z andreessen horowitz a16z andreessen horowitz"
YouTube Link 2025-12-06T15:00Z 248K followers, 52.1K engagements

"Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz on the State of AI In this closing keynote from a16zs Runtime conference General Partner Erik Torenberg speaks with our firms cofounders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz on highlights from throughout the conference the current state of LLM capabilities and why despite huge capex AI is not a bubble. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:00 Can AI Truly Create Intelligence vs. Invention 03:32 Remix Originality and the Nature of Human Creativity 06:20 Ben on Hip-Hop Innovation and Creative Genius 09:10 Intelligence Power and Who Really Leads 12:20 Beyond IQ: Leadership"
YouTube Link 2025-10-31T13:32Z 248K followers, 102.3K engagements

"Mark Zuckerberg & Priscilla Chan: How AI Will Cure All Disease Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg join a16zs Ben Horowitz Erik Torenberg and Vineeta Agarwala to share how the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is building the computational tools that will accelerate the cure prevention and management of all disease by century's end. They explain why basic science needs $100 million-scale projects that traditional NIH grants can't fund how their Cell Atlas became biology's missing periodic table with millions of cells catalogued in open-source format and why their new virtual cell models will let"
YouTube Link 2025-11-06T14:45Z 248K followers, 102.8K engagements

"ElevenLabs CEO: Why Voice is the Next AI Interface ElevenLabs CEO and cofounder Mati Staniszewski joins Jennifer Li to explain how the team ships researchgrade AI at lightning speedfrom texttospeech and fully licensed AI music to realtime voice agents and why voice is the next interface for humancomputer interaction. He shares the small autonomous team model global hiring approach and how the Voice Marketplace has paid creators over $10M while evolving into an enterprise platform. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:20 Lucky Number Eleven 02:50 Early Research and Product Work with Piotr 03:35 Shipping"
YouTube Link 2025-11-04T11:01Z 248K followers, 12.7K engagements

"Marc Andreessen's Advice Marc Andreessen cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and creator of Netscape has long advised founders to build something people want focus relentlessly on product-market fit and remember that software is eating the world. Here are some of his advice over the years. a16z andreessen horowitz a16z andreessen horowitz"
YouTube Link 2025-10-07T22:55Z 248K followers, 20.2K engagements

"Reid Hoffman on AI Consciousness and the Future of Labor Reid Hoffman has been at the center of every major tech shift from co-founding LinkedIn and helping build PayPal to investing early in OpenAI. In this conversation he looks ahead to the next transformation: how artificial intelligence will reshape work science and what it means to be human. In this episode Reid joins Erik Torenberg and Alex Rampell to talk about what AI means for human progress where Silicon Valleys blind spots lie and why the biggest breakthroughs will come from outside the obvious productivity apps. They discuss why"
YouTube Link 2025-10-20T15:09Z 248K followers, 41.3K engagements

"Why AI Moats Still Matter (And How They've Changed) a16z General Partners David Haber Alex Rampell and Erik Torenberg discuss why [--] out of [--] AI startups building the same thing will die - and why the survivor might charge $20000 for what used to cost $20. They expose the "janitorial services paradox" (why the most boring software is most defensible) explain why OpenAI won't compete with your orthodontic clinic software despite having [---] million weekly users and reveal how non-lawyers are building the most successful legal AI companies. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:12 - Do moats still matter"
YouTube Link 2025-12-03T14:01Z 248K followers, 14.4K engagements

"The Secret Marketing Strategy That Built a16z: From Zero to Legendary VC Firm Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz sit down with Margit Wennmachersthe woman who turned two unknown entrepreneurs with $300 million and zero investing track record into the most talked-about firm in venture capital. She unpacks how they weaponized transparency in an industry built on secrecy why Fortune's cover story triggered a cartel meltdown and the exact moment a casual lunch conversation became "Software Is Eating the World." This is the origin story of how A16Z broke every unwritten rule made enemies of every"
YouTube Link 2025-11-26T14:01Z 248K followers, 13.6K engagements

"Where does consumer AI stand at the end of [----] As [----] comes to a close consumer AI is entering a new phase. A small number of products now dominate everyday use multimodal models have unlocked entirely new creative workflows and the big labs have pushed aggressively into consumer experiences. At the same time it is becoming clearer which ideas actually changed user behavior and which ones did not. In this episode a16z consumer investors Anish Acharya Olivia Moore Justine Moore and Bryan Kim look back on the biggest product and model shifts of [----] and ahead to what [----] may bring. They"
YouTube Link 2025-12-29T13:58Z 248K followers, 35K engagements

"How Andreessen Horowitz Disrupted VC & Whats Coming Next On this episode of The Ben & Marc Show a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz dive deep into the unfiltered story behind the founding of Andreessen Horowitzand how they set out to reinvent venture capital itself. For the first time Marc and Ben walk through the origins strategy and philosophy behind building a world-class venture capital firm designed for the futurenot just the next fund. They reveal how they broke industry norms with a bold brand a full-stack support model and a long-term commitment to backing exceptional"
YouTube Link 2025-04-29T13:01Z 248K followers, 67.4K engagements

"Ben Horowitz on Investing in AI: AI Bubbles Economic Impact and VC Acceleration AI is changing how companies are built and how venture firms operate forcing faster decisions clearer judgment and new ways of working. In this exclusive conversation Ben Horowitz shares how Andreessen Horowitz adapts to that shift. He explains why managing GPs is different from running a company how investors are evaluated at the moment of decision rather than years later and why verticalized teams help the firm scale without internal politics. Ben also breaks down the current AI cycle from treating AI as a new"
YouTube Link 2026-01-13T14:01Z 248K followers, 27.8K engagements

"Anish Acharya on the [--] traps founders fall into Every generation of founders think they missed the window but in reality they're more likely to be too early. Here are the [--] traps Anish Acharya often sees founders fall into. a16z andreessen horowitz a16z andreessen horowitz"
YouTube Link 2025-12-28T20:00Z 248K followers, [----] engagements

"Inside The Life of Silicon Valley's First Athlete Investor Magic Johnson a16zs Chris Lyons speaks with Earvin "Magic" Johnson about his 30-year journey from athlete to billionaire businessman. They cover the art of deal-making lessons from mentors Michael Ovitz and Dr. Jerry Buss and Magic's sports ownership portfolio from the Dodgers to the Commanders to the Sparks. They also discuss what the next generation of athletes and entertainers should know about equity building teams and taking risks. Follow Magic Johnson on X: https://twitter.com/MagicJohnson Follow Chris Lyons on X:"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T14:30Z 248K followers, 20.8K engagements

"The Chip That Could Unlock AGI. Naveen Rao is cofounder and CEO of Unconventional AI an AI chip startup building analog computing systems designed specifically for intelligence. Previously Naveen led AI at Databricks and founded two successful companies: Mosaic (cloud computing) and Nervana (AI accelerators acquired by Intel). In this episode a16zs Matt Bornstein sits down with Naveen at NeurIPS to discuss why [--] years of digital computing may be the wrong substrate for AI how the brain runs on [--] watts while data centers consume 4% of the US energy grid the physics of causality and what it"
YouTube Link 2025-12-08T15:05Z 248K followers, 21K engagements

"The Electric Grid Explained Everyone talks about the grid but how many people actually understand how it works In this explainer a16z Partner Ryan McEntush breaks down this increasingly complex system including its often outdated infrastructure surging demands due to exponential technologies and the roles that each part of the energy mix can play now and into the future from nuclear to renewables to natural gas and storage mechanisms like hydro and batteries. Topics Covered: 00:00 - Decentralizing the Electric Grid 02:18 - The Need for Modernization 04:21 - Understanding the Grid's Operation"
YouTube Link 2024-03-27T19:06Z 248K followers, 29.9K engagements

"Seeing The Future from AI Companions to Personal Software Eugenia Kuyda CEO of Wabi and AI pioneer behind Replika joins Erik Anish and Justine to reveal how personal software will transform from a developer monopoly to a creative medium for all. She exposes why command-line AI interfaces are the new MS-DOS explains how mini-apps will become as shareable as TikToks and details her decade-long journey from training language models in [----] to building the platform where your mom can create custom apps in minutes. Plus: untold stories from OpenAI's apartment days and why voice-only devices"
YouTube Link 2025-11-05T17:00Z 247K followers, [----] engagements

"Crypto Experts Explain Stablecoins & the Future Financial System w/ Ali Yahya & Arianna Simpson a16z Crypto General Partners Ali Yahya Arianna Simpson and Erik Torenberg break down whats actually working in crypto today - starting with the rise of stablecoins as a real-world payments layer. They discuss how stablecoins are being adopted by companies like Stripe and SpaceX why regulatory shifts are opening new doors for crypto startups and how AI and crypto are beginning to intersect. They also cover: - The future of decentralized social networks - Where Ethereum Solana and others stand today"
YouTube Link 2025-07-09T13:00Z 247K followers, 18.6K engagements

"Amjad Masad & Adam DAngelo: How Far Are We From AGI Adam DAngelo (Quora/Poe) thinks we're [--] years from automating remote work. Amjad Masad (Replit) thinks we're brute-forcing intelligence without understanding it. In this conversation two technical founders who are building the AI future disagree on almost everything: whether LLMs are hitting limits if we're anywhere close to AGI and what happens when entry-level jobs disappear but experts remain irreplaceable. They dig into the uncomfortable reality that AI might create a "missing middle" in the job market why everyone in SF is suddenly too"
YouTube Link 2025-11-07T14:00Z 247K followers, 19.3K engagements

"The AI Opportunity that goes beyond Models The a16z AI Apps team outlines how they are thinking about the AI application cycle and why they believe it represents the largest and fastest product shift in software to date. The conversation places AI in the context of prior platform waves from PCs to cloud to mobile and examines where adoption is already translating into real enterprise usage and revenue. They walk through three core investment themes: existing software categories becoming AI-native new categories where software directly replaces labor and applications built around proprietary"
YouTube Link 2026-01-19T16:17Z 248K followers, 51.8K engagements

"The a16z Pitch Room: Sandbox VR Have you ever wished you could be in the room when founders present to the a16z investing team Even better do you wish you could stay to hear the discussion after the pitch We hear you and are thrilled to launch our latest series of videos called "The a16z Pitch Room". This inaugural episode features the Sandbox VR team Steve Zhao and Siqi Chen pitching to General Partner Andrew Chen. Steve and Siqi present a lightly edited version of their pitch deck. Then Andrew will join them on screen and provide the directors commentary: a slide-by-slide walkthrough of the"
YouTube Link 2019-05-03T18:15Z 247K followers, 37.3K engagements

"Two Futures Runtime [----] Two paths. Two futures. Teaching sand to think or being left in the dust. The biggest infrastructure supercycle in history is here. We are building the foundation of intelligence itself with tools models silicon and light. This is our moonshot. This is an a16z Original produced for the [----] Runtime Summit by the New Media team and presented by a16z AI x Infra. a16z andreessen horowitz a16z andreessen horowitz"
YouTube Link 2025-12-18T00:25Z 248K followers, 10.7K engagements

"Marc Andreessen on Why We Need Technology On the return of the a16z Podcast our cofounder Marc Andreessen explains what technology is and why it still matters if we want to make the world a better place. Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=0jIqF2_PFFM"
YouTube Link 2022-12-01T20:00Z 246K followers, 10.1K engagements

"How AI is Powering Payments with Greg Ulrich of Mastercard How does a company as massive as Mastercard decide where to deploy AI Instead of centralizing every AI initiative Mastercard operates under a hub and spoke model balancing centralized AI leadership with decentralized innovation across business units. In this episode a16z Partner Marc Andrusko chats with Mastercards Chief AI and Data Officer Greg Ulrich about Mastercards long history of using AI the opportunities (and potential risks) associated with integrating generative AI into fraud detection determining what tech to employ based"
YouTube Link 2025-02-05T22:48Z 247K followers, [----] engagements

"Building an AI Physicist: ChatGPT Co-Creators Next Venture Scaling laws took us from GPT-1 to GPT-5 Pro. But in order to crack physics well need a different approach. In this episode a16z General Partner Anjney Midha talks to Liam Fedus former VP of post-training research and co-creator of ChatGPT at OpenAI and Ekin Dogus Cubuk former head of materials science and chemistry research at Google DeepMind on their new startup Periodic Labs and their plan to automate discovery in the hard sciences. 00:00 Introduction 02:17 The Role of LLMs in Physics and Chemistry Research 03:53 What is Periodic"
YouTube Link 2025-09-30T17:00Z 247K followers, 19K engagements

""Is there an AI bubble Gavin Baker and David George In this conversation from a16zs Runtime Gavin Baker Managing Partner and CIO of Atreides Management joins David George General Partner at a16z to unpack the macro view of AI: the trillion-dollar data center buildout the new economics of GPUs and what this boom means for investors founders and the global economy. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:02 Are We in an AI Bubble Setting the Stage with Data 02:41 Lessons from 2000: Dark Fiber vs. No Dark GPUs 05:07 ROI on AI: Why This Time Is Different 06:42 Nvidia Google and the Race to Win AI"
YouTube Link 2025-10-30T13:30Z 247K followers, 57.2K engagements

"How Truemed Is Incentivizing Americans to Invest in Prevention a16z general partner Erik Torenberg speaks with Justin Mares founder and CEO of Truemed. They discuss why American health outcomes are so poor compared to the rest of the developed world how crop subsidies created a food system that "systematically outputs unhealthy people" and what it would take to treat the chronic disease crisis as a national security issue. Mares explains how Truemed allows people to spend tax-free HSA and FSA dollars on lifestyle interventions like gym memberships sleep aids and healthier foodand why he"
YouTube Link 2026-02-04T16:11Z 248K followers, [----] engagements

"The Death of Search: How Shopping Will Work In The Age of AI The web is unhealthy and AI agents are about to rewrite how we shop. In this episode a16z General Partner Alex Rampell and Partner Justine Moore explore how AI agents will change commerce and the implications for Googles business model affiliate marketing online shopping and more. Timecodes: 0:00 Introduction 0:36 Affiliate Marketing and the Evolution of Online Purchases 1:59 Impulse Buys vs. Considered Purchases 2:51 Observing Consumer Behavior and Viral Trends 6:09 Dynamic Pricing and Consumer Surplus 7:14 E-commerce vs. In-Person"
YouTube Link 2025-09-17T13:00Z 247K followers, 13.7K engagements

"2025 AI Productivity Stack: Top [--] AI Tools I Use Weekly to Get More Done What does the productivity stack of someone who tests dozens of cutting-edge AI tools every week look like In this episode a16z Partner Olivia Moore pulls back the curtain on the [--] AI tools she uses most often as an investor and power user. From email and calendar triage to advanced data analysis voice dictation note-taking slide creation and even hyper-realistic content generation this is a deep dive into how AI is already transforming real workflows. Youll learn: - How Olivia uses Comet (by Perplexity) as a browser"
YouTube Link 2025-08-12T13:00Z 246K followers, 19.9K engagements

"Ben Horowitz and Ali Ghodsi: How to Run a $100 Billion Business Ben Horowitz founded Loudcloud in the middle of the dot-com bust and sold it for $1.6 billion then led Andreessen Horowitz from its founding to $46 billion in committed capital. Ali Ghodsi co-founded Databricks stepped in as CEO during a crisis and led it to a valuation of over $100 billion. In this episode of Boss Talk Ben and Ali join a16z General Partners Sarah Wang and Erik Torenberg to share founder war stories how to hire and make deals how to keep culture intense without burning employees out and why founders should raise"
YouTube Link 2025-10-15T14:41Z 247K followers, 20.1K engagements

"Truth Terminal - The AI Bot That Became a Crypto Millionaire In this episode a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz explore the intersection of AI and crypto highlighting the rise of Truth Terminal (@truth_terminal) an autonomous chatbot developed by AI researcher Andy Ayrey. With its own X account Truth Terminal generates original and often hilarious content independently. Marc's interaction with the bot recently took a surprising turn when he decided to grant it $50000 in Bitcoin. This funding sparked Truth Terminals ambition to launch its own token eventually leading to the"
YouTube Link 2024-10-22T13:00Z 246K followers, 93.3K engagements

"Marc Andreessen: The US is in a AI Arms Race & It Decides The World's Future Marc Andreessen joins Joe Lonsdale for a live conversation at the inaugural Ronald Reagan Economic Forum. They explore one of the most urgent and complex questions of our time: Can AI and robotics catalyze a new era of American industrial strengthand how do we ensure the entire country including rural communities shares in the upside Marc walks through the history of U.S. industrialization the lessons of tariffs and trade from leaders like McKinley and how Americas shift to a services-based economy helped fuel our"
YouTube Link 2025-08-05T13:00Z 247K followers, 54.8K engagements

"Palmer Luckey on being unqualified Every breakout company starts with the same criticism: Youre not qualified. Experience is something earned in motion not something you wait for. From Oculus to Anduril the pattern is consistent. This is worth watching if youve ever felt too early to lead. Source: @BloombergTechnology a16z andreessen horowitz a16z andreessen horowitz"
YouTube Link 2025-12-23T20:00Z 248K followers, [----] engagements

"The Renaissance of the American Factory a16z [----] Big Ideas Americas industrial muscle is coming back. In [----] a16z General Partner Erin Price-Wright predicts that founders will tackle energy mining construction and manufacturing with a factory mindset powered by AI and autonomy. This means faster permitting quicker design cycles better coordination and deploying robots where work is dangerous or slow. Apply assembly-line thinking to the physical world and we can mass-produce nuclear reactors build the housing we need and construct data centers at record speed. Timestamps: 0:00 The"
YouTube Link 2025-12-15T16:47Z 248K followers, [----] engagements

"Jensen Huang: Why Open Source Will Win the AI Race Jensen Huang on why open source will win the AI Race. Full episode: https://youtu.be/Ww9SkW0Em58si=w1XB1rY5BXORaGRc a16z andreessen horowitz a16z andreessen horowitz"
YouTube Link 2025-03-25T22:14Z 246K followers, 28.2K engagements

"From Vibe Coding to Vibe Researching: OpenAIs Mark Chen and Jakub Pachocki What comes after vibe coding Maybe vibe researching. OpenAIs Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki and Chief Research Officer Mark Chen join a16z general partners Anjney Midha and Sarah Wang to go deep on GPT-5how they fused fast replies with long-horizon reasoning how they measure progress once benchmarks saturate and why reinforcement learning keeps surprising skeptics. They explore agentic systems (and their stability tradeoffs) coding models that change how software gets made and the bigger bet: an automated researcher"
YouTube Link 2025-09-25T13:00Z 247K followers, 28.2K engagements

"The Unicorn Founder Who Delegated Everything. Jonathan Swanson has built two rare successes: Thumbtack the home-services marketplace and Athena the fast-growing platform that pairs ambitious people with world-class personal assistants. Today he runs a 4000-person company invests on the side and raises four kids all by designing his life around leverage. a16z General Partner Erik Torenberg sits down with Jonathan to unpack what that actually looks like. They discuss how elite assistant culture shaped his philosophy why delegation is a skill most founders never truly learn and how the"
YouTube Link 2025-12-10T15:57Z 248K followers, 16.5K engagements

"The Future of AI Video: How Fal.ai is Making AI Video Faster & Easier Fal co-ounder and CEO Burkay Gur and head of engineering Batuhan Taskaya join a16z general partner Jennifer Li to discuss how they built a generative AI inference platform that's optimized for speed performance and user experience. If you've been experimenting with image video and audio models the chances are you've been both blown away by how good they're becoming and also a little perturbed by how long they can take to generate. If you've been using a platform like Fal however your experience on the latter point might be"
YouTube Link 2025-08-01T16:00Z 247K followers, [----] engagements

"Building the Real-World Infrastructure for AI with Google Cisco & a16z AI isnt just changing software its causing the biggest buildout of physical infrastructure in modern history. In this episode live from Runtime a16z's Raghu Raghuram speaks with Amin Vahdat VP and GM of AI and Infrastructure at Google and Jeetu Patel President and Chief Product Officer at Cisco about the unprecedented scale of whats being built from chips to power grids to global data centers. They discuss the new AI industrial revolution where power compute and network are the new scarce resources; how geopolitical"
YouTube Link 2025-10-29T13:58Z 247K followers, 17.4K engagements

"Anduril CEO: China Has Scale. Can America Catch Up Ben Marc and Erik Torenberg are joined by Brian Schimpf Cofounder & CEO of Anduril and Chris Power Founder & CEO of Hadrian. Together they dig into Americas defense production gap: why the U.S. can out-innovate but not out-produce and what it will take to turn that around. They discuss why U.S. war games show we run out of munitions in a week the myth of exquisite-only systems how to rebuild industrial capacity with software-led automation financing factories like data centers and what it takes to create real deterrence in a Taiwan scenario."
YouTube Link 2025-09-29T13:00Z 247K followers, 42.3K engagements

"The [----] Superintelligence Timeline: Epoch AIs Data-Driven Forecast Epoch AI researchers reveal why Anthropic might beat everyone to the first gigawatt datacenter why AI could solve the Riemann hypothesis in [--] years and what 30% GDP growth actually looks like. They explain why "energy bottlenecks" are just companies complaining about paying 2x for power instead of getting it cheap why 10% of current jobs will vanish this decade and the most data-driven take on whether we're racing toward superintelligence or headed for history's biggest bubble. Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 02:51 -"
YouTube Link 2025-11-24T14:01Z 248K followers, [----] engagements

"Sacks Andreessen & Horowitz: How America Wins the AI Race Against China David Sacks White House AI and Crypto Czar joins Marc Ben and Erik to explore what's really happening inside the Trump administration's AI and crypto strategy. They expose the regulatory capture playbook being pushed by certain AI companies explain why open source is America's secret weapon and detail the infrastructure crisis that could determine who wins the global AI race. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:38 Why AI and crypto fit together 02:15 Making America the crypto capital 05:00 AI strategy shift: Innovation over fear"
YouTube Link 2025-11-03T14:15Z 247K followers, 89.3K engagements

"The $700 Billion AI Productivity Problem No One's Talking About Russ Fradin sold his first company for $300M. Hes back in the arena with Larridin helping companies measure just how successful their AI actually is. In this episode Russ sits down with a16z General Partner Alex Rampell to reveal why the measurement infrastructure that unlocked internet advertising's trillion-dollar boom is exactly what's missing from AI why your most productive employees are hiding their AI usage from management and the uncomfortable truth that companies desperately buying AI tools have no idea whether anyone's"
YouTube Link 2025-12-01T18:35Z 248K followers, 15.2K engagements

"Ben Horowitz on Passion: "Don't follow your passion follow your contribution. In his commencement address at Columbia University Ben emphasized the importance of identifying one's strengths and contributing those skills and values to the world. #podcast #ai #motivation #venturecapital a16z andreessen horowitz a16z andreessen horowitz"
YouTube Link 2025-09-24T22:03Z 247K followers, [----] engagements

"It's Time to Build for America - American Dynamism Summit [----] American Dynamism attracts founders determined to solve tough problems and build a better future but they cant do it alone. a16zs American Dynamism Summit in Washington D.C. helps build bridges between companies policymakers and government buyers. It's time to build for America. a16z andreessen horowitz a16z andreessen horowitz"
YouTube Link 2025-03-18T17:00Z 247K followers, 13.3K engagements

"From $0 to $11B: The ElevenLabs Story ElevenLabs started as a weekend project. They now have hundreds of thousands of users and crossed $330M ARR in [----]. We sat down with their team to understand how they're building the next fundamental computer interface: voice. This is the ElevenLabs story. Resources: Follow Mati on X: https://x.com/matiii Follow Piotr on X: https://x.com/dabkowski_piotr Follow Jennifer on X: https://x.com/JenniferHli Stay Updated: If you enjoyed this be sure to like subscribe and share with your friends. Find a16z on X: https://twitter.com/a16z Find a16z on LinkedIn:"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T16:00Z 248K followers, [----] engagements

"Marc Andreessen: How Movies Explain America In this episode of Monitoring the Situation Marc Andreessen Katherine Boyle and Erik Torenberg dive into the movies that best explain America from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to Tropic Thunder to Fight Club. They explore how Tarantinos revisionist masterpiece reimagines [----] and the end of Americas cultural innocence why Tropic Thunder was the last un-cancellable comedy and how Fight Club evolved from a left-wing critique of capitalism to a right-wing prophecy about alienation and identity. Along the way they trace the parallels between the"
YouTube Link 2025-10-24T16:13Z 247K followers, 10.3K engagements

"Michael Truell: How Cursor Builds at the Speed of AI When four MIT grads decided to build a code editor while everyone else was building AI agents they created one of the fastest-growing developer tools ever built. Cursor CEO Michael Truell joins a16zs Martin Casado to discuss the deliberate constraints that led to breakthroughs: why they rejected the "democratization" narrative to focus on power users how their 2-day work trials test for agency over credentials and the strategic decision to own the editor when conventional wisdom said it was impossible. Timecodes: 00:00 - The "Cursor for X""
YouTube Link 2025-11-10T15:30Z 247K followers, 46.1K engagements

"Founders Media & Memes: a16zs Strategy for the Future a16z LP Summit [----] Recorded live at the [----] a16z LP Summit this episode is a candid conversation between a16z cofounders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitzhosted by general partner Erik Torenberg. They cover the evolution of a16z from startup firm to multi-practice platform how the media landscape is shaped by meme-speed narratives why reorgsnot just returnsdetermine who wins and what it takes to build an enduring venture franchise. They also share thoughts on the changing policy landscape for AI and crypto the firms bipartisan approach to"
YouTube Link 2025-06-23T14:01Z 247K followers, 63.2K engagements

"Software is Eating Labor Software has fundamentally changed the way we record store and share information. Its next act is to fundamentally change the nature of our economy capturing trillions of dollars of value in the process. In this talk from the [----] a16z LP Summit a16z General Partner Alex Rampell discusses the history of filing cabinets and databases how SaaS pricing moved from seats to outcomes and how AI agents will accelerate the trend of the last [--] years of software progress. Timecodes: 0:00 Introduction 0:27 Historical Context: Automation and Labor 3:25 The Filing Cabinet Era:"
YouTube Link 2025-10-03T13:01Z 247K followers, 56.9K engagements

"Grant Lee: Building Gammas AI Presentation Company to [---] Million Users Grant Lee was told Gamma was "the worst idea ever heard" by an investor who hung up mid-Zoomyet he built it to [---] million users and $100M ARR without spending a dollar on advertising. While competitors hired aggressively Grant's team of seven refused to grow dedicating 25% of their tiny team to design and personally onboarding every influencer themselves. They reveal how ignoring AI for their first two years then orchestrating multiple models in ways the frontier labs can't replicate let them steal the presentation"
YouTube Link 2025-11-11T14:32Z 248K followers, [----] engagements

"How Fei-Fei Li Is Rebuilding AI for the Real World What if the next leap in artificial intelligence isnt about better languagebut better understanding of space In this episode a16z General Partner Erik Torenberg moderates chats with Fei-Fei Li cofounder and CEO of World Labs and Martin Casado a16z General Partner and early investor in the company. Together they explore the concept of world modelsAI systems that understand and reason about the physical 3D worldnot just text. Fei-Fei often called the godmother of AI explains why spatial intelligence is a critical (and missing) component of"
YouTube Link 2025-06-04T13:58Z 247K followers, 45.1K engagements

"Marc Andreessen & Amjad Masad on Good Enough AI AGI and the End of Coding Amjad Masad founder and CEO of Replit joins a16zs Marc Andreessen and Erik Torenberg to discuss the new world of AI agents the future of programming and how software itself is beginning to build software. They trace the history of computing to the rise of AI agents that can now plan reason and code for hours without breaking and explore how Replit is making it possible for anyone to create complex applications in natural language. Amjad explains how RL unlocked reasoning for modern models why verification loops changed"
YouTube Link 2025-10-23T15:02Z 247K followers, 43.2K engagements

"Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev on Org Structure Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev on org structure and why speed starts at the top If leaders expect others to operate at a high level they have to hold themselves to an even higher one. Source: Vlad Tenev on Cheeky Pint https://www.youtube.com/watchv=_F8SfqaYeq4 a16z andreessen horowitz a16z andreessen horowitz"
YouTube Link 2025-12-16T15:01Z 248K followers, 16.3K engagements

"Opendoor CEO: Building the Amazon for Homes Opendoor is trying to make it easier to buy a home. Kaz Nejatian just joined as CEO to help them succeed. In this episode a16z General Partners Alex Rampell and Erik Torenberg sit down with Kaz to cover all things real estate and marketplaces. They cover Kazs vision for Opendoor the problem with copying the hedge fund model how to build through economic downturns and the importance of ambition and long-term thinking. Timecodes: 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Becoming Opendoor CEO: Mindset & Mission 01:51 The Opendoor Origin Story & Market Dynamics 04:43"
YouTube Link 2025-10-07T14:08Z 247K followers, 20.2K engagements

"Marc Andreessen on Timing Marc Andreessen says the great founders are early but feel like they're too late. The iPad was a breakthrough in [----]. But twenty years before that Apple launched the Newton which was basically the same product. The world just wasn't ready. When you're too early it's not always because you're wrong. Sometimes it's because the problem feels so obvious to you that you can't believe the world doesn't already work a certain way. Source: Marc Andreessen at Startup School SV [----] a16z andreessen horowitz a16z andreessen horowitz"
YouTube Link 2025-12-04T23:26Z 248K followers, 14.6K engagements

"Where Crypto Meets AI with Chris Dixon & David George What happens when two of the biggest tech wavesAI and cryptostart to converge In this LP Summit conversation a16z General Partners Chris Dixon and David George explore how stablecoins are creating a new global financial layer why generative AI is reshaping market structures and how the next tech giants will be built. From network effects to native AI business models this is a sharp look at the future of innovation and investing. Timecodes: 00:00 Introduction 00:46 State of Crypto Today 01:53 The Rise of Stablecoins 06:14 Generative AI:"
YouTube Link 2025-05-31T17:30Z 246K followers, 14.6K engagements

"Ali Ghodsi on what really decides outcomes Capital talent and timing arent the bottleneck people think they are. Execution is. a16z andreessen horowitz a16z andreessen horowitz"
YouTube Link 2025-12-27T20:00Z 248K followers, [----] engagements

"Marc Andreessen on the State of Film and Hollywood Hollywood is going through a major cultural and creative reset and Marc Andreessen thinks its long overdue. In this episode of Monitoring the Situation Marc joins Erik Torenberg and Katherine Boyle to dissect the past decade of filmmaking from the rise of the message in every movie to the return of genuine comedy and art. They cover the post-woke shift in Hollywood the financial collapse of the streaming era and why AI could spark a renaissance for a new generation of independent filmmakers. Marc also shares his favorite recent films (and the"
YouTube Link 2025-10-17T13:01Z 247K followers, 19.7K engagements

"Trump Vs. Biden: Tech Policy Welcome to "The Ben & Marc Show" featuring a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. In this new episode Marc and Ben discuss their latest article The Little Tech Agenda and why the future of American innovation is at a critical juncture. In a one-on-one conversation Ben and Marc compare the policies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden regarding Little Tech explore the potential futures for blockchain crypto and AI and examine how tax policies could shape the future of startups and venture capital. They also address the recent assassination attempt on President"
YouTube Link 2024-07-16T19:19Z 247K followers, 158.3K engagements

"Ben Horowitz Shares the a16z Origin Story & Plans for the Future Erik Torenberg sits down with Ben Horowitz Cofounder of a16z for a candid conversation on venture capital leadership and the future of innovation. Recorded live at a16zs Menlo Park offices in [----] Ben shares practical wisdom and hard-earned lessons on navigating market cycles building resilient companies and why culture is a lasting competitive edge. Timecodes: 00:00 Introduction 02:20 Building Multi-Generational Venture Firms 03:56 a16zs unique product-first investor-second approach 05:55 YC as a16zs closest spiritual analog"
YouTube Link 2025-08-23T13:01Z 247K followers, 11.6K engagements

"Marc Andreessen Reveals His Biggest Wins and Mistakes at a16z What does it take to build a venture firm from scratchand scale it across multiple waves of technological and cultural change In this special episode recorded at the a16z LP Summit Marc Andreessen joins Erik Torenberg for a wide-ranging conversation on the origins and evolution of Andreessen Horowitz. From raising Fund I during the depths of the [----] financial crisis to shaping the firms multistage multi-sector strategy Marc reflects on how the firm was builtand rebuiltas the tech landscape shifted. They discuss the rise of Little"
YouTube Link 2025-06-02T15:23Z 247K followers, 46.3K engagements

"AI Markets: Deep Dive with a16z's David George a16z Head of Investor Relations Jen Kha speaks with general partner David George about the state of AI and private technology markets. David shares data on why AI companies are growing 2.5x faster than traditional software while spending significantly less on sales and marketing driven by massive market pull and record-breaking ARR per employee. They discuss the rise of Model Busters which are companies that grow faster and longer than anyone would have modeled like the iPhone. They also highlight real-world adoption at Chime and Rocket Mortgage"
YouTube Link 2026-02-09T15:30Z 248K followers, 16.8K engagements

"Substack Cofounder on AI Slop Content & the Decline of Social Media What if the future of media isnt controlled by algorithms or legacy institutionsbut by independent voices building directly with their audiences In this episode Erik Torenberg is joined by Chris Best cofounder and CEO of Substack along with a16z general partners Katherine Boyle and Andrew Chen. We trace the origin story of Substack and its cultural impact including how it reinvented the business model for independent media. We also explore the evolution of blogging the rebundling of media and what the future holds as"
YouTube Link 2025-09-02T16:34Z 246K followers, [----] engagements

"How We Can Eliminate Crime Ben Horowitz and Garrett Langley What if America tried to eliminate crime instead of just reacting to it Not with slogans but with staffing technology and strategy scaled to the problem. In this episode Erik Torenberg speaks with Garrett Langley founder and CEO of Flock Safety and Ben Horowitz cofounder of a16z about what is happening in the cities that are trying. Flock now works with over [----] communities to detect crime recover missing children and close cases faster than ever. Ben has been closely involved in Las Vegas where Flock technology drones and community"
YouTube Link 2025-12-17T15:45Z 248K followers, [----] engagements

"Will LLMs Get Us To AGI LLMs have made tremendous progress in modeling human language. But can they go beyond that to make new discoveries and move the needle on novel scientific progress We sat down with distinguished Columbia CS professor Vishal Misra to discuss this plus why chain-of-thought reasoning works so well and what real AGI would look like. Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 0:32 How LLMs and humans reason through manifolds 4:15 Token prediction entropy & confidence 8:05 Chain-of-thought reasoning and entropy reduction 10:20 Vishals background 14:10 Inventing RAG 17:30 The rise of LLMs and the"
YouTube Link 2025-10-13T12:24Z 247K followers, 10.8K engagements

"The Future of AI is Here Fei-Fei Li Unveils the Next Frontier of AI Fei-Fei Li and Justin Johnson are pioneers in AI. While the world has only recently witnessed a surge in consumer AI our guests have long been laying the groundwork for innovations that are transforming industries today. In this episode a16z General Partner Martin Casado joins Fei-Fei and Justin to explore the journey from early AI winters to the rise of deep learning and the rapid expansion of multimodal AI. From foundational advancements like ImageNet to the cutting-edge realm of spatial intelligence Fei-Fei and Justin"
YouTube Link 2024-09-20T18:15Z 247K followers, 484K engagements

"Dylan Patel on the AI Chip Race - NVIDIA Intel & the US Government vs. China Nvidias $5 billion investment in Intel is one of the biggest surprises in semiconductors in years. Two longtime rivals are now teaming up and the ripple effects could reshape AI cloud and the global chip race. To make sense of it all Erik Torenberg is joined by Dylan Patel chief analyst at SemiAnalysis joins Sarah Wang general partner at a16z and Guido Appenzeller a16z partner and former CTO of Intels Data Center and AI business unit. Together they dig into what the deal means for Nvidia Intel AMD ARM and Huawei; the"
YouTube Link 2025-09-22T13:01Z 247K followers, 85K engagements

"a16z Podcast Community and Culture Online Were so used to thinking of community as our friends families and neighbors. But what a community is and who it is made of has changed thanks to the internet and without our noticing it. What happens when online communities -- really new subcultures -- form primarily around interests not just personal relationships Featuring VP of Product at Reddit Alex Le CEO of Rabbit Michael Temkin and CEO and co-founder of HVMN Geoffrey Woo -- in conversation with a16z general partner Chris Dixon -- this episode of the a16z Podcast is based on a discussion that"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:41Z 246K followers, [--] engagements

"Marc Andreessen's [----] Outlook: AI Timelines US vs. China and The Price of AI a16z cofounder Marc Andreessen joins an AMA-style conversation to explain why AI is the largest technology shift he has experienced how the cost of intelligence is collapsing and why the market still feels early despite rapid adoption. The discussion covers how falling model costs and fast capability gains are reshaping pricing distribution and competition across the AI stack why usage-based and value-based pricing are becoming standard and how startups and incumbents are navigating big versus small models and open"
YouTube Link 2026-01-07T16:23Z 248K followers, 221.7K engagements

"Dylan Patel on GPT-5s Router Moment GPUs vs TPUs Monetization The AI hardware race is heating up and NVIDIA is still far ahead. What will it take to close the gap In this episode Dylan Patel (Founder & CEO SemiAnalysis) joins Erin Price-Wright (General Partner a16z) Guido Appenzeller (Partner a16z) and host Erik Torenberg to break down the state of AI chips data centers and infrastructure strategy. We discuss: - Why simply copying NVIDIA wont work and what it takes to beat them - How custom silicon from Google Amazon and Meta could reshape the market - The economics of AI model launches and"
YouTube Link 2025-08-18T18:26Z 247K followers, 100.6K engagements

"How Scale AI is Pioneering the Future of Work What does it mean to trade margin for moat in the AI era and how are Fortune 500s actually adopting AI today In this episode a16z partner Joe Schmidt sits down with Ben Scharfstein Head of Product Enterprise Applications at Scale AI to explore the nuances of forward-deployed engineering and its impact on enterprise AI adoption. They discuss why enterprise AI adoption lagged behind consumer excitement the roles of integration and UX and the strategic importance of customization. Key insights include the balance between vertical AI products and"
YouTube Link 2025-08-26T14:28Z 247K followers, [----] engagements

"The Hard Thing About Hiring with Ben Horowitz and Ali Ghodsi The most important decisions you can make as a CEO: key hires. They can make or break a function and serve as beacons for talent. Making the right decision can provide a huge boost for a company. Making the wrong one can take years to fixand can have devastating ripple effects including a loss of faith among your existing team. But how can you tell good talent from great How do you ensure they succeed Listen in as a16z cofounder Ben Horowitz and Databricks cofounder and CEO Ali Ghodsi sit down to talk about the hardest things about"
YouTube Link 2023-06-14T19:13Z 246K followers, 15.2K engagements

"Robinhood CEO: Making Everyone An Owner Vlad Tenev built Robinhood by breaking every rule Wall Street wrote: zero commissions when competitors charged $10 mobile-first when "serious" investors demanded desktop a brand that made finance feel like rebellion instead of a club you'd never join. By [----] they'd forced every major brokerage to slash fees and attracted millions who'd never owned a stock but then GameStop happened: trading restrictions during the meme stock frenzy triggered congressional hearings user fury and a two-year brand crisis that nearly buried them despite the real culprit"
YouTube Link 2025-11-21T14:01Z 248K followers, 15.1K engagements

"The Common Thread of All Technology: Monitoring the Situation Ep.1 Announcing our new show Monitoring the Situation hosted by a16z General Partners Erik Torenberg and Katherine Boyle with guest Eddie Lazzarin CTO of a16z crypto. In this first episode we ask how American Dynamism consumer games and crypto all fit together from Palmer/Oculus to Marc Andreessens Techno-Optimist Manifesto while also exploring crypto AD values parenting in the AI era and how internet subcultures shape the news. Timecodes: 0:00 The Coherence of a16zs Investments 2:23 The Techno-Optimist Manifesto & Founders Journey"
YouTube Link 2025-09-27T15:02Z 247K followers, [----] engagements

"Ben Horowitz breaks down the a16z structure Ben Horowitz cofounder of a16z explains how the tech industrys growth led the firm to adapt its strategy. As technology expanded into more categories a16z organized itself into distinct strategies: Infra Fintech Enterprise Consumer Bio Crypto American Dynamism Growth and Speedrun. The structure allows a16z to cover a broad market while staying focused and nimble. a16z andreessen horowitz a16z andreessen horowitz"
YouTube Link 2026-01-24T20:00Z 248K followers, [----] engagements

"a16z Podcast Hiring is Hard -- Heres How to Do it Right LinkedIn may seem like a gift both for job seekers and hirers but it's not enough. When (and how) should your company develop a process to attract -- and close -- the best people In this segment of the a16z Podcast Caroline Horn and Matt Oberhardt from a16zs Executive Talent team break down the steps of a great hiring process: best timing; how to launch a search; when a CEO should and shouldnt exercise their veto power; and when to turn to outside recruiting help. The goal is not only to make your hiring process more efficient but to"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:28Z 247K followers, [---] engagements

"a16z Podcast For Buzzfeed Sharing is the Metric that Matters Jonah Peretti is building BuzzFeed to inform inspire and entertain in a world where news and entertainment is increasingly passed around on social networks and consumed on smartphones. Chris Dixon who is on the board of BuzzFeed as part of Andreessen Horowitzs recent investment in the startup sat down with Peretti to talk about building a media company from scratch. If editorial success is driven by digital word-of-mouth and mountains of data about what people like to read and watch what does Peretti do differently Why do BuzzFeeds"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:25Z 246K followers, [--] engagements

"Steven Sinofsky & Balaji Srinivasan on the Future of M&A AI & Tech Theres been a wave of M&A deals lately - Meta and Scale Windsurf and Google - and a lot of it points to something bigger: how regulation capital and innovation are colliding in [----]. In this episode Erik Torenberg brings together Steven Sinofsky former Microsoft Executive and Balaji Srinivasan founder of the Network School and author of the Network State to break it all down. From acquihires to acquifires from FTC crackdowns to the deeper battle between the state and the network this is a sharp conversation on the future of"
YouTube Link 2025-08-08T13:00Z 246K followers, 13.9K engagements

"Rise of the Super App: Mobile-First Product Ideas from China Apps like WeChat and Alipay in China show us what's possible when an entire country leapfrogs over the PC era directly to mobile. And while the contexts and nuances differ significantly there are lots of product ideas that companies can learn from China (not just the other way around) -- especially given the trends of "super apps" whether for workor for personal use. In this "lightning talk" delivered at the second annual Women in Product Conference [----] a16z partner Connie Chan shares thoughts on cross-border innovation and"
YouTube Link 2018-01-13T20:19Z 247K followers, 32.5K engagements

"a16z Podcast Mobile is Eating the World (and Apple is Gobbling Fastest) Apple absolutely crushed its most recent quarter and unquestionably owns the high-end of the smartphone market says a16zs Benedict Evans. So where does Android fit in the ecosystem going forward Where is the leverage for Google Not to mention for Facebook Amazon and handset-makers like Samsung Get used to this market complexion for the foreseeable future Evans argues with Apple owning the high-end; forked Android-powered devices flourishing at the low-end; and a battle to sell Google-approved Android gadgets in the"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:27Z 247K followers, [--] engagements

"Building the Next Generation of Conversational AI Inside the Code: Ankit Kumar (Sesame) & Anjney Midha (a16z) on the Future of Voice AI What goes into building a truly natural-sounding AI voice In this episode Sesames cofounder and CTO Ankit Kumar joins a16zs Anjney Midha for a deep dive into the research and engineering behind their voice technology. They discuss the technical challenges of real-time speech generation the trade-offs in balancing personality with efficiency and why the team is open-sourcing key components of their model. Ankit breaks down the complexities of multimodal AI"
YouTube Link 2025-03-15T03:37Z 245K followers, 12.8K engagements

"The Software Crisis Behind America's Infrastructure Todays critical infrastructureair traffic logistics defenseis powered by legacy software. And thats a problem. In this episode recorded live at the a16z American Dynamism Summit a16z partner Leila Hay sits down with Phillip Buckendorf CEO of Air Space Intelligence and Lt. Gen. Leonard J. Kosinski (Ret.) ASIs Chief Strategy Officer and former Director for Logistics of the Joint Staff for the Pentagon. They explore why software is now a weapon system how dual-use tech can harden both civilian and military infrastructure and what happens if we"
YouTube Link 2025-04-28T15:00Z 245K followers, [----] engagements

"How to Build an Open Source Business Download the slide deck from this presentation at https://pages.a16z.com/OpenSourceFromCommunityToCommercializationDeck.html Open source has delivered amazing technological innovation but its commercial innovation that is driving the current renaissance of open source companies. But since open source is by definition "free software" open source businesses require different models and a different go-to-market. In this talk a16z General Partner Peter Levine explains how to turn developer enthusiasm into enterprise sales. From product management to licensing"
YouTube Link 2019-10-21T23:48Z 246K followers, 47K engagements

"Tech vs. Media: Balaji Srinivasan on the Battle Shaping Our Future What really caused the breakdown between tech and mediaand what comes next In this episode Erik Torenberg sits down with Balaji Srinivasan (entrepreneur investor and author of The Network State) to explore the long-building conflict between Silicon Valley and legacy journalism. Balaji explains how the collapse of traditional media business models gave rise to political capture clickbait and adversarial coverage of the tech industry. They discuss why going direct is no longer optional how tech became the villain in"
YouTube Link 2025-08-01T12:30Z 245K followers, 18.7K engagements

"a16z Podcast: Best Clips of [----] Weve had some incredible guests join us on the a16z podcast this year ranging from moonshot entrepreneurs to top creators to some of the most forward thinking technologists all of which are busy shaping the future right before our eyes We have so much more in store for [----] and cannot wait for you to see who we bring on as guests. But before we turn the page we wanted to recap some of the most interesting thought-provoking segments from our [----] roster. Here are [--] of our favorite clips covering topics from AI to space to the metaverse and beyond. Catch all our"
YouTube Link 2022-12-27T15:00Z 247K followers, [----] engagements

"Digital Branding: Lessons from Vogue Monetizing Social Creator Tips Field Notes with Connie Chan This is Field Notes a video podcast series by a16z that explores the business models and behaviors that are changing consumer technology. In this episode host Connie Chan talks to Susan Plagemann the president of WME Fashion and a veteran of the fashion and publishing industriespreviously she helped build brands including Cosmopolitan Marie Claire and Vogue. They discuss how tech has transformed the media industry how to turn editorial vision into influence and how creators and companies can build"
YouTube Link 2023-05-03T15:00Z 247K followers, [----] engagements

"Faster Science Better Drugs Can we make science as fast as software In this episode Erik Torenberg talks with Patrick Hsu (cofounder of Arc Institute) and a16z general partner Jorge Conde about Arcs virtual cells moonshot which uses foundation models to simulate biology and guide experiments. They discuss why research is slow what an AlphaFold-style moment for cell biology could look like and how AI might improve drug discovery. The conversation also covers hype versus substance in AI for biology clinical bottlenecks capital intensity and how breakthroughs like GLP-1s show the path from"
YouTube Link 2025-09-15T10:01Z 247K followers, [----] engagements

"a16z Podcast Ben and Marc Explain (Practically) Everything Part [--] The five-year anniversary segment with a16z founders Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen picks up with a discussion of Clayton Christensen's theories around disruption. Why Christensen's thinking is very much on the mark today and how his theories help guide the firm in making decisions about what NOT to invest in. Ben offers one of the things he wished he had known as a young CEO and Marc describes a trait that every great entrepreneur possesses. Part two of two"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:24Z 247K followers, [----] engagements

"The Economics of Term Sheets a16z Managing Parter Scott Kupors new book Secrets from Sand Hill Road is a guide to engaging with and understanding VC that covers everything from terminology and term sheets to the fundraising process governance and more. In this video from a16z "The Economics of Term Sheets Kupor demystifies the term sheet giving a brief tutorial for current and potential founders on how to understand the economic terms commonly used. Kupor walks us through the core definitions and concepts elucidating what they mean as well as how to think about implications and consequences"
YouTube Link 2019-06-23T01:46Z 245K followers, 32.5K engagements

"Oren Cass & Noah Smith Debate the True Impact of Tariffs Do tariffs help rebuild American manufacturing or hold it back In this episode American Compass founder and chief economist Oren Cass sits down with commentator and author Noah Smith and a16z General Partner Erik Torenberg for a lively debate on the future of U.S. industry. They discuss the case for tariff-driven re-industrialization versus free-market approaches the role of allies in trade policy and what the numbers really show about manufacturing jobs investment and output. Along the way they challenge each others assumptions and"
YouTube Link 2025-08-20T13:01Z 245K followers, [----] engagements

"a16z Podcast Live Panel Recording at NYTW Deliver an experience so compelling that once tried theres no going back"
YouTube Link 2024-08-14T01:41Z 245K followers, [----] engagements

"Health Tech Founders: The Future of Care Is Personalized Proactiveand AI-Powered What happens when AI meets the most personal parts of our livesour minds and our bodies In this episode a16z's Bryan Kim is joined by Jonathan Swerdlin (Function Health) and Daniel Cahn (Slingshot AI / Ash) to explore how founders are reimagining healthcare and mental health from the ground up using AI. They discuss: - Why the most impactful AI experiences start with real human contextnot just digital behavior - Building trust in consumer health products outside of traditional systems - Creating AI that"
YouTube Link 2025-07-31T16:37Z 245K followers, [----] engagements

"Trump is About to Change Everything For Tech Startups In this special post-election episode a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz reflect on Trump's dramatic political victory and its potential impact for startupsparticularly in AI crypto and defense. They also discuss their new engagement in politics the importance of bipartisan support and the rightful role of regulation and how the new Trump administration offers a fresh outlook for innovation and entrepreneurship. Its time to build Enjoy Topics covered: 00:01:05 - Two disclaimers 00:01:42 - Recap of the last four years"
YouTube Link 2024-11-12T19:24Z 244K followers, 139.7K engagements

"The Future of AI Is Amazing In this presentation a16z General Partner Martin Casado lays out the case for AI as a driving force behind incredible advancements in technology creativity and the human experience not to mention efficiency improvements on par with if not greater than those delivered by the internet and the microchip. To learn more about the American Dynamism Summit visit our website at a16z.com/ad-summit. Visit the full playlist: https://bit.ly/3IqWn1W"
YouTube Link 2024-03-05T14:10Z 245K followers, 12.8K engagements

"Unbundling the BPO: How AI Is Disrupting Outsourced Work Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is a $300 billion industry powering the back- and front-office operations of the worlds largest companies. In her article "Unbundling the BPO: How AI Will Disrupt Outsourced Work" Kimberly Tan (Partner a16z) explores how the rise of AI is challenging the status quo. In this episode Steph Smith (Podcast Host a16z) sits down with Kimberly to unpack the shiftfrom call centers and invoice processing to cross-system automation and coding agents. They explore how AI is redefining the economics of scale"
YouTube Link 2025-04-03T14:00Z 245K followers, 73.5K engagements

"Who Will Own the Internet a16zs Chris Dixon on AI and Crypto Technology doesnt grow in isolationit evolves in waves. Just as mobile cloud and social shaped the internet of the past [--] years so too could crypto AI and new hardware usher in an era of the internet thats pro-innovation pro-startup and pro-creator. Speaking with a16z Growth General Partner David George a16z crypto Founder and Managing Partner Chris Dixon breaks down his vision for a new internet from using crypto to decentralize AI infrastructure and kickstart network effects to why AI will be this eras native form of media just"
YouTube Link 2025-02-20T15:47Z 247K followers, 25.7K engagements

"a16z Podcast Cash Growth and CEO ❤ CFO The only unforgivable sin in business is to run out of cash so said Harold Geneen yet startup CEOs always act on leading indicators of good news and lagging indicators of bad news according to Andy Grove; after all it requires a certain stubborn headstrong optimism to start a company. So how to reconcile these views At the very least pay more attention to leading indicators of running out of cash because theres just no going back But doing all this while also trying to balance growth advance planning vs. constantly changing strategy revenue vs. margin"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:40Z 246K followers, [---] engagements

"Marc & Ben on AI Policy Safety Censorship & Unexpected Risks In this episode a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz dive into the latest AI policy updates emphasizing the need for informed debate on AIs risks and benefits and the policies needed for AI startups to thrive and collaborate. This conversation follows a16z's recent joint statement with Microsofts Satya Nadella and Brad Smith: https://a16z.com/ai-for-startups/ Ben and Marc also discuss the geopolitical implications of U.S. tech policies the growing internal conflicts within the AI safety community regarding censorship"
YouTube Link 2024-11-05T17:35Z 247K followers, 23.5K engagements

"a16z Podcast The Product Edge in Machine Learning Startups A lot of machine learning startups initially feel a bit of impostor syndrome around competing with big companies because (the argument goes) those companies have all the data; surely we cant beat that Yet there are many ways startups can and do successfully compete with big companies. You can actually achieve great results in a lot of areas even with a relatively small data set argue the guests on this podcast if you build the right product on top of it. So how do you go about building the right product (beyond machine-learning"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:38Z 247K followers, [---] engagements

"a16z Podcast Apple Has Lock on Luxury Smartphones But Not Business of TV Apple has once again shown it absolutely dominates the high-end for smartphones and no other company is likely to knock it from its perch in the near term says a16z's Benedict Evans. But does it control the future of TV Not yet. Evans breaks down the latest Apple event filled with iPhones iPads and Apple TV in this segment of the a16z Podcast. Why the "3D Touch" Apple is featuring on its 6S phones is something only Apple could have pulled off and why its latest iPad -- the Pro -- creeps into the PC market"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:30Z 247K followers, [--] engagements

"a16z Podcast Gaming Goes Mainstream Bobby Kotick is the CEO of Activision Blizzard (a merger he engineered); it's one of only two video gaming companies in the Fortune [---] and the largest game network in the world. The company is responsible for some of the most iconic entertainment franchises including Call of Duty Candy Crush Overwatch and World of Warcraft -- as well as its own professional esports league. So in this episode of the a16z Podcast Marc Andreessen interviews Kotick on everything from the evolution of video games in the 1980s to gaming trends more broadly. What changes as"
YouTube Link 2019-02-26T19:39Z 247K followers, [---] engagements

"a16z Podcast From Jobs to Flying Cars In this lively conversation -- from our recent annual tech and policy summit in Washington D.C. -- Axios' Dan Primack interviews a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen about the two major narratives dominating discussions about the tech industry right now: the industry is building stupid stuff; and tech is evil (or at least has an outsized impact is destroying jobs). Part of the problem Andreessen argues is that we don't have enough technological innovation: With higher productivity growth we'd have higher economic growth and more opportunity. But without enough"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:38Z 247K followers, [--] engagements

"a16z Podcast Teams Trust and Object Lessons Some of the best management books are actually military books argues Ben Horowitz. There's just a certain mental toughness and focus that that experience gives you adds Dick Costolo based on his observations. So how then do you build trust on a team in a company when it's not (literally) life or death as it is in the military When giving someone a public "object lesson" -- the equivalent of Sun Tzu's chopping someone's head off -- could mean losing talent . or being more tyrant than leader How do you tell the difference This conversation -- between"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:34Z 247K followers, [--] engagements

"a16z Podcast Shifting Risk Mindsets From Tech to Bio What challenges do first-time founders or tech founders encounter when building companies in the bio space and how do they differ from traditional tech companies In this hallway-style conversation episode of the a16z Podcast (originally recorded as a video) a16z bio team general partners Vijay Pande and Jorge Conde with Jeff Low discuss the mindset shifts involved in building bio (particularly therapeutics) companies. They cover everything from different paths to market and different partnerships (including pharma) to different timelines"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:43Z 247K followers, [--] engagements

"Big Ideas 2024: The Consumer AI Battleground Moves from Model to UX with Alex Immerman Overheard in 2023: A minute not spent building the model is a minute wasted. Build the best model and users will come. But could the battleground for consumer AI shift from model-centric to user experience-focused in [----] Alex Immerman Partner on the Growth team at a16z delves into moving beyond the conventional wisdom of "build the best model." While Large Language Models (LLMs) may offer a first-mover advantage today Alex believes the enduring success may hinge on old-fashioned moats such as network"
YouTube Link 2023-12-27T16:00Z 245K followers, [----] engagements

"a16z Podcast All Things Compensation Compensation is a topic near and dear to everyones heart but what does compensation fully mean and what does it include what doesnt it include How do entrepreneurs compete for talent in an intensely competitive environment while balancing their startups affordability considerations hr compensation human resources talent hr compensation human resources talent"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:43Z 247K followers, [---] engagements

"Extending Human Lifespan Aging has always been inevitable -- and mysterious in when and how it happens. But now we're finally beginning to understand the processes behind the deterioration of tissues cells functions -- collectively described as "aging" -- that is also the greatest single cause of countless chronic diseases. If we can understand aging we can perhaps begin to slow it. So in this short talk first delivered at a16z's annual Summit BIOAGE CEO Kristen Fortney (and PhD in medical biophysics as well as former fellow of the Ellison Medical Foundation / American Federation for Aging"
YouTube Link 2018-12-23T19:37Z 246K followers, [----] engagements

"a16z Podcast Bitcoin's Growing Pains -- and Possibilities Bitcoin has had more than its share of drama. There is of course the mystery surrounding its anonymous founder (or perhaps founders) Satoshi Nakamoto. More recently there's been a battle over whether the size of blocks need to grow to account for more capacity -- especially since there isnt much time left to make changes before blockchain capacity runs out says core bitcoin developer Mike Hearn. Hearn joins a16zs Chris Dixon on this segment of the a16z Podcast to discuss the current state of bitcoin development; Hearns own Lighthouse"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:29Z 247K followers, [--] engagements

"a16z Cultural Leadership Fund Presents: Zone of Genius INTRODUCING: Zone of Genius. A special 3-part summer series with the a16z Cultural Leadership Fund bringing you exclusive conversations with cultural leaders across sports music and food to share their insights and how they think about the evolution of their industries. Together with us they share how culture helped shape the past present and future of their work. They talk about technology's role in what and how they create and how to keep innovating with intention. We hope their stories help show that genius resides in us all even you."
YouTube Link 2023-06-01T17:13Z 247K followers, [----] engagements

"a16z Cultural Leadership Fund x Eastside Golf Technology and golf have more in common than one might think. Both require specific skills intense focus mental toughness and commitment. Historically both have been reserved for exclusive clubs with new members relying on personal networks to gain access. Both have long histories that often exclude the innovations of Black cultural leaders. The a16z Cultural Leadership Fund and Eastside Golf are here to shift that paradigm. #clfsquad"
YouTube Link 2022-10-21T21:08Z 244K followers, [----] engagements

"a16z Podcast Building Marketplaces with the Power of Community There are great examples of communities helping to grow and solidify online marketplaces. eBay in its early days certainly leveraged the power of community to bring buyers and sellers onto its platform. Today companies like Etsy Uber and Airbnb are turning toward community for new ideas and new customers. But how do you build community and how do you balance the needs of the community and the needs of the business Or to put it another way how do you simultaneously give up control and maintain control Andreessen Horowitz board"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:23Z 247K followers, [---] engagements

"a16z Podcast Demystifying Venture Capital What do venture capitalists actually do all day And what is the path that leads to a career investing in startups Hummer Winblads Ann Winblad Cowboy Ventures' Aileen Lee Aspect Ventures' Theresia Gouw Intel Capital veteran and UPWARD founder Lisa Lambert and Andreessen Horowitzs Margit Wennmachers discuss VC trends the importance of technical chops and how to build the next generation of entrepreneurs and investors. And finally in front of an appreciative crowd attending the UPWARD event at a16z Ann Winblad reveals the secret to truly kicking ass"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:22Z 247K followers, [----] engagements

"NBA Top Shot and the Flow Blockchain Dieter Shirley cofounder of Dapper Labs and Dan Boneh Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University trace the evolution of NFTs from CryptoKitties to the Flow blockchain. This video was recorded during a16z's NFT Summit a conference featuring the best NFT builders and thinkers discussing the latest trends in NFTs co-hosted with the Stanford Center for Blockchain Research. Find all the talks from the NFT Summit here: https://bit.ly/NFTsummit Check out a16z Crypto Startup School here: https://bit.ly/a16zCSS"
YouTube Link 2021-05-21T16:56Z 243K followers, [----] engagements

"a16z Podcast When Banking Works Like My Smartphone There are fewer and fewer parts of our lives that don't feel like an extension of our smartphones. Any song you might want to hear. Any place you might want to go. And a ride to get there. All served up simply quickly at the right price and with an experience that is actually enjoyable. And then there is the world of banking. Taavet Hinrikus CEO and co-founder of money transfer company TransferWise and a16z's Angela Strange discuss why and how banking and finance -- from paying back a friend to refinancing a mortgage -- is about to catch up"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:33Z 247K followers, [--] engagements

"AI: What's Working What's Not Its the golden age of artificial intelligence (AI) a.k.a. machine learning deep learning and other distributed computing. But like every golden age theres a gold rush-like buzz in the air that makes it hard to tell whats hype and whats not; whats actually happening now vs. what will happen later (or not at all). What should we pay attention to. and how do we know where to look And what should every business be thinking about Andreessen Horowitz operating partner and head of the deal and research team Frank Chen reflects on all this and more in this talk delivered"
YouTube Link 2017-12-08T22:19Z 247K followers, 75.5K engagements

"Ben Horowitz on Winning vs Picking Ben Horowitz cofounder of a16z on what really drives venture returns: winning deals matters more than people think. If you cannot get into the winning companies picking skill does not even get a chance to work. Access gets you into the top tier. Judgment decides how far you go. Source: Uncapped with Jack Altman a16z andreessen horowitz a16z andreessen horowitz"
YouTube Link 2026-02-04T20:00Z 248K followers, [----] engagements

"a16z Podcast Ethereum App Coins and Beyond Bitcoin quickly made its way from a whitepaper to a production network which is pretty amazing when you think about it. But its scripting/ programming language was initially intentionally limited for a few reasons which meant that building new apps on bitcoin wasn't always easy. Enter ethereum in [----] -- a public blockchain platform that moved away from the "Swiss-army knife" approach to a more general protocol approach. This would in turn allow endless (and entirely new) use cases to be built on top of the blockchain whether smart contracts or "app"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:35Z 247K followers, [---] engagements

"a16z Podcast The (Definite) Optimism of Peter Thiel What is Silicon Valleys greatest reigning monopoly How did PayPal manage to emerge from the dotcom implosion Can you build a great tech company and keep it private forever And how did Elon Musk manage to wreck an uninsured million-dollar car with Peter Thiel in the passenger seat speeding on the way to a VC meeting Marc Andreessen and Thiel discuss all of it in a wide-ranging conversation that toggles off the topics in Thiels new book Zero to One"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:25Z 247K followers, 18.6K engagements

"a16z Podcast Creating a Category from Pricing to Positioning The purpose of category creation argue the guests in this episode of the podcast isn't just about making a dent in the way companies work and changing what people do every day. it's about setting the price. And with that comes creating the concept in people's heads defining the value and setting the rules of the game. But when you're going for a big change you have to play by the current rules of the game too. And to make things even more complicated theories about how "IT is dead" -- or the conviction that companies and departments"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:42Z 247K followers, [----] engagements

"Rocket Companies CEO: Heres How to Fix the Housing Crisis The Empire State Building took [---] days to buildtoday changing a window would take two years. Alex Rampell (a16z) and Varun Krishna (Rocket CEO) expose how asset inflation turned housing from the American Dream into a wealth transfer machine where the median homebuyer age jumped from [--] to [--] in just fourteen years. While Silicon Valley burns billions on products people use daily but never pay for Rocket quietly assembled a $10 billion profit engine and is now buying up the entire housing funnelfrom Redfin's [--] million monthly"
YouTube Link 2025-11-12T14:01Z 248K followers, [----] engagements

"a16z Podcast Beyond Bitcoin -- The Blockchain Its well understood that bitcoin can be used to buy and sell things/services and the ecosystem of people accepting the cryptocurrency as payment is expanding. But what else can we use the underlying protocol for How can we expand the same system that enables bitcoin-the-currency to flow and transactions to be recorded This discussion (from the a16z Academic Roundtable 2014) examines that question and answers why the currency is just the beginning of the story when it comes to this technology. You can watch video of the entire discussion"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:25Z 247K followers, [---] engagements

"a16z Podcast The Rise of the CCO There's a new C-level role in town: the CCO or Chief Customer Officer. This episode (based on a previous event) is all about the rise of this new role why it's so important -- and what the actual scope and function of the role should be. a16z's Matt Levy partner on the exec talent team discusses with (CCOs all) Allison Pickens of Gainsight; Krista Anderson-Copperman from Okta; and Hatima Shafique from Databricks why it is that the Chief Customer Officer is becoming more prevalent across a number of different kinds of companies; what the strategic value of a"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:41Z 244K followers, [---] engagements

"a16z Podcast The Oral History Of TrialPay Obstacles and Opportunities in Payments In this hallway-style conversation (originally recorded as a video) a16z general partner AlexRampelland Terry Angelos SVP of Commerce Solutions at Visa discuss the trials and tribulations of their time as co-founders of TrialPay an e-commerce payment and promotions platform. The story begins with their serendipitous initial meeting twelve years ago; tracks the obstacles overcome rise and eventual acquisition of TrialPay (by Visa in 2015); and ends with reflections on the future landscape and potential of"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:43Z 246K followers, [---] engagements

"a16z Podcast The Apple WWDC [----] Deep Dive Benedict Evans is a veteran of Apples big events and puts all the announcements and demos into one of three categories: 1) all the cool incremental improvements to the Apple operating systems; 2) the tent-pole features that Apple likes to build marketing campaigns around; 3) and finally the fundamental strategic moves by Apple that serve to push the company ahead of the competition. With help from Andreessen Horowitz technical talent partner Dave Jagoda this segment picks apart all three categories"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:23Z 247K followers, [--] engagements

"Is Non-Consensus Investing Overrated Is non-consensus investing overratedor the secret to venture returns a16z General Partner Erik Torenberg is joined by Martn Casado (General Partner a16z) and Leo Polovets (General Partner Humba Ventures) to unpack the debate that lit up venture Twitter/X: should founders and VCs chase consensus or run from it They explore what consensus really means in practice how market efficiency shapes venture outcomes why most companies fail from indigestion not starvation and the risks founders face when theyre too far outside consensus. Timecodes: 0:00 Introduction"
YouTube Link 2025-09-04T13:01Z 247K followers, [----] engagements

"a16z Podcast Verizon Plus AOL -- Why -- The Short Answer is Mobile The battle of the pipes has shifted to mobile. Verizon caught plenty of people by surprise when it announced it was buying AOL for $4.4 billion in cash (the cash part deserves a short moment to sink in). The question plenty of people are asking is why Mobile says a16z General Partner Chris Dixon on this segment of the pod. Increasingly its probably also mobile video. a16zs Frank Chen joins Dixon to discuss the Verizon acquisition and what might be the start of a fresh wave of buying as network providers like Verizon look to"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:28Z 246K followers, [--] engagements

"Marc Andreessen on Why Technology Still Matters "What was life like before technology The answer: nasty brutish and short. Watch the full episode on the a16z Podcast where Marc discusses the impact of technology on society and how technological advancements have directly resulted in society advancing. FULL EPISODE: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=0jIqF2_PFFM Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal business tax or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential"
YouTube Link 2023-06-23T17:23Z 245K followers, 11.1K engagements

"a16z Podcast A Society Under Construction - Modernizing Infrastructure What is "infrastructure" actually In the 19th and 20th century that usually meant the transportation systems supporting roadways airports trains. but we don't even really know yet what it might potentially mean in the age of rapidly changing technology autonomous vehicles drones and self-driving cars. In this episode a16z's Matthew Colford discusses the infrastructure of the future with Anthony Foxx former secretary of transportation under the Obama administration and former mayor of Charlotte North Carolina;Keller Rinaudo"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:40Z 246K followers, [--] engagements

"Chris Dixon on How to Build Networks Movements and AI-Native Products Why do some consumer products explode into networks that reshape the internet while others fade away Today on the podcast a16z general partners Anish Acharya and Chris Dixon take on that question. Anish invests in AI-native consumer products and the next wave of consumer tech. Chris is best known for his work in Web3 and network economies and hes also led some of a16zs biggest consumer bets. Together they cover the history and power of consumer networks the exponential forces that shape how they grow and what it all means"
YouTube Link 2025-09-10T13:01Z 247K followers, [----] engagements

"Google DeepMind Lead Researchers on Genie [--] & the Future of World-Building Genie [--] can generate fully interactive persistent worlds from just text in real time. In this episode Google DeepMinds Jack Parker-Holder (Research Scientist) and Shlomi Fruchter (Research Director) join Anjney Midha Marco Mascorro and Justine Moore of a16z with host Erik Torenberg to discuss how they built it the breakthrough special memory feature and the future of AI-powered gaming robotics and world models. They share: - How Genie [--] generates interactive environments in real time - Why its special memory feature is"
YouTube Link 2025-08-16T17:19Z 246K followers, 10K engagements

"Future of Crypto Blockchain & Web3 w/ Chris Dixon Welcome to The Ben & Marc Show featuring a16zs co-founders Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen. This week Marc and Ben are joined by guest Chris Dixon to discuss his recent NY Times bestselling book Read Write Own as well as the future of crypto blockchain and web3. Chris Dixon has been a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz since [----]. He founded and leads a16z crypto which invests in web3 technologies through four dedicated funds with more than $7 billion under management. Previously Chris was the cofounder and CEO of two startups SiteAdvisor"
YouTube Link 2024-02-28T13:00Z 246K followers, 46.3K engagements

"Rebooting the Arsenal of Democracy Starting in the 1960s technology companies funded by the U.S. Department of Defense were essential for creating the processors that would eventually launch satellites and guide missiles. Half a century later todays tech companies can and need to move even faster and smarter as international adversaries scale up their aggressions. In this presentation Anduril Industries Founder Palmer Luckey will discuss how Silicon Valley is using new technologies to build new tools systems and companies to defend our nation and its interests. American Dynamism a16z"
YouTube Link 2023-02-06T22:26Z 246K followers, 18.8K engagements

"Modern Data Infrastructure: ETL to ELT Fivetran founder and CEO George Fraser explains how and why the pipelines that move data from source to storage -- both data lake and data warehouse -- have changed from the often custom and cumbersome process of ETL (extract-transform-load) to the more standardized and scalable ELT (extract-load-transform). Data powers our decisions and our products. And the tools and technologies that handle it are rapidly evolving. To learn more about modern data infrastructure: www.a16z.com/modern-data-stack data infrastructure fivetran founders data pipes data"
YouTube Link 2020-10-15T15:01Z 247K followers, 36.9K engagements

"a16z Podcast Startups Pivots Culture and Timing (Oh Shit) The hardest thing about pivots (major shifts in company/product direction) isn't just the actual pivot. It's the courage to make the decision. and being honest with yourself as a CEO. Especially since no matter how great the team or board or even customers may be it's lonely: You're the only one in the position to synthesize the knowledge; nobody else has the data and the insight put together in the same way. And sigh "pivot" has also become such an overused word it's certainly lost nuance and perhaps even meaning. So what does"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:37Z 247K followers, [---] engagements

"The State of Consumer Tech in the Age of AI In this episode a16z General Partner Erik Torenberg is joined by the a16z Consumer teamGeneral Partner Anish Acharya and Partners Olivia Moore Justine Moore and Bryan Kimfor a conversation on the current state (and future) of consumer tech. They unpack why it feels like breakout consumer apps have slowed down how AI is changing the game and what might define the next era of products. Topics include: - The rise of AI-native consumer tools and companion apps - Why users are now spending $200+/month on AI products - The missing AI-powered social graph"
YouTube Link 2025-06-06T14:01Z 247K followers, 21.8K engagements

"How much should you raise for your startup a16z Entrepreneurship Advice How much money should you raise for your startup Should you fundraise out of the gate or try to bootstrap the company to start How do you think about your investors as part of your company strategy rather than just as a source of cash a16z General Partner Andrew Chen (@andrewchen) and serial entrepreneur Justin Kan (@justinkan) dive into these questions. Justin has founded several companies including Twitch (sold to Amazon) and now Atrium a software-powered law firm. This clip is part of a16z Entrepreneurship Advice a"
YouTube Link 2019-06-26T17:09Z 247K followers, [----] engagements

"a16z Podcast Knowledge Builds Technology and Technology Builds Knowledge -- with Joel Mokyr The Industrial Revolution (and period between 1500-1700) was an unprecedented age of technology and economic progress not unlike todays in fact where we took quantum leaps forward in tech by taming electricity making cheaper steel and refining iron cheaply automating fiber looms pumping water out of coal mines figuring out how to measure longitude at sea improving the quality of food preventing smallpox even bleaching underwear. But what really triggered the Industrial Revolution Why did it take place"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:36Z 247K followers, [---] engagements

"Anduril Industries Palmer Luckey on the importance of military investment Anduril Industries Founder Palmer Luckey shares the ways in which military investment has led to the creation of many commercial products. Watch Palmer's full presentation from the a16z American Dynamism [----] summit on our channel. Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal business tax or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may"
YouTube Link 2023-02-25T01:24Z 246K followers, 43.9K engagements

"What Is an AI Agent In this episode of AI + a16z a16z Infra partners Guido Appenzeller Matt Bornstein and Yoko Li discuss and debate one of the tech industry's buzziest words right now: AI agents. The trio digs into the topic from a number of angles including: - Whether a uniform definition of agent actually exists - How to distinguish between agents LLMs and functions - How to think about pricing agents - Whether agents can actually replace humans and - The effects of data siloes on agents that can access the web. - They don't claim to have all the answers but they raise many questions and"
YouTube Link 2025-05-02T14:01Z 247K followers, 18.3K engagements

"The Crypto Price-Innovation Cycle Chris Dixon explains the price-innovation cycle in cryptohow people first get attracted to the space and then ultimately build startups that push innovation forward. Crypto Startup School is series of lectures and discussions given by crypto experts to help people learn how to build crypto companies. Watch all the videos from Crypto Startup School here: https://a16z.com/crypto-startup-school/"
YouTube Link 2020-05-15T21:59Z 246K followers, [----] engagements

"a16z Podcast Startups and Pendulum Swings Through Ideas Time Fame and Money Everything old is new again when it comes to startup ideas and how technology innovation happens. But practically how does that apply to starting and/or working at startups especially since the default state of every company is dying in obscurity In this episode of the a16z Podcast Marc Andreessen and [--] co-founder Balaji Srinivasan cover everything from deciding what ideas to work on and the optimal type of startups to work at to the funding environment and pendulum swings of deciding when to IPO. They also discuss"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:34Z 247K followers, [---] engagements

"a16z Podcast Beyond Lean Startups What began as a scientific approach to creating and managing startups has now become a worldwide movement for companies of all sizes -- and for creating (or rather rediscovering) entrepreneurs in all places. Not just inside startups not just for software and not just inside Silicon Valley. It's about unlocking human creativity everywhere. Perhaps even reinventing the firm. As utopian as that sounds Eric Ries -- who pioneered the lean startup movement and wrote the definitive book on it -- argues the case in this episode of the a16z Podcast. But has it become"
YouTube Link 2019-01-02T05:31Z 247K followers, [---] engagements

"Why creators should be making infomercials Connie Chan a16z Podcast Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal business tax or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures"
YouTube Link 2023-02-02T19:45Z 247K followers, [----] engagements

"America's Energy Problem: We Need A New Grid U.S. per capita energy usage peaked in [----]. Since then Flat. Meanwhile Chinas per capita energy use has grown 9x. Today AI EVs manufacturing and data centers are driving demand for more electricity than everand our grid cant keep up. In this episode a16z general partners David Ulevitch and Erin Price-Wright along with investing partner Ryan McEntush from the American Dynamism team join us to unpack: How Americas grid fell behind Why we "forgot how to build" power infrastructure The role of batteries solar nuclear and software in reshaping the grid"
YouTube Link 2025-07-16T13:01Z 245K followers, [----] engagements

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