# ![@eriktorenberg Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1475495658.png) @eriktorenberg Erik Torenberg

Erik Torenberg posts on X about we are, xai, the world, fear of the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[vc firms](/list/vc-firms)  #6 [finance](/list/finance)  #4309 [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  6.61% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  2.48% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  2.48% [stocks](/list/stocks)  1.65% [pga golfers](/list/pga-golfers)  0.83% [countries](/list/countries)  0.83% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  0.83% [musicians](/list/musicians)  0.83%

**Social topic influence**
[we are](/topic/we-are) 1.65%, [xai](/topic/xai) 1.65%, [the world](/topic/the-world) 1.65%, [fear of](/topic/fear-of) 1.65%, [ben](/topic/ben) 1.65%, [spotify](/topic/spotify) 1.65%, [youtube](/topic/youtube) 1.65%, [apple](/topic/apple) 1.65%, [longterm](/topic/longterm) 1.65%, [dei](/topic/dei) 1.65%

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**Top assets mentioned**
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"I'm excited to announce the a16z New Media Fellowship. Or as many people are saying the Thiel Fellowship for the terminally online. Finding highly functional people who are also very online is hard so we are creating a fellowship to gather and train them in the art of New Media. Think X essays video production podcasts growth distribution etc. More details and application here. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1986467522800230462 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1986467522800230462"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1986467522800230462)  2025-11-06T16:15Z 150.2K followers, 782.5K engagements


"In the Greek classics there is one meta-storyline that rises above all else: being respectful to the Gods vs. being disrespectful to the Gods. Icarus gets burned by the sun not because he is too http://x.com/i/article/2021251488534933504 http://x.com/i/article/2021251488534933504"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/2021257054737007087)  2026-02-10T16:16Z 150.2K followers, 245.4K engagements


"@thejamesreina @a16z @liangsays We are lucky to have you 🙏"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/2021999078499045441)  2026-02-12T17:25Z 150.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Whether it's Steph Curry talking about his shot or Tiger Woods talking about his stroke I get chills hearing experts talking about their craft Hunter Biden breaks down the difference between crack & cocaine and why crack is so addictive https://t.co/2dzXfbudow Hunter Biden breaks down the difference between crack & cocaine and why crack is so addictive https://t.co/2dzXfbudow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1947842243668459745)  2025-07-23T02:12Z 150.2K followers, 4.8M engagements


"Nothing has worked in fixing birth rates. Financial incentives didnt work (Hungary) Nordic socialism didnt work (Scandinavia) restricting womens rights didnt work (Iran) totalitarianism didnt work (North Korea) doing nothing didnt work (Latin America). What will work"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1950380073057694107)  2025-07-30T02:17Z 150.1K followers, 3.3M engagements


"well well well how the turn tables"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/2018131376420409787)  2026-02-02T01:16Z 150.2K followers, 17K engagements


"RT @DavidGeorge83: Congratulations to @SpaceX @xai and @X. We at @a16z are honored to be part of your journeys. Thrilled to see you take t"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/2018460595696357502)  2026-02-02T23:04Z 150.2K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @JenniferHli: The ElevenLabs documentary is now out everywhere. Produced by a16z team with love. In it I had a chance to sit down wit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/2019838159664869520)  2026-02-06T18:18Z 150.2K followers, [--] engagements


"@aleximm @Giannis_An34 @Kalshi @mansourtarek_ @TaliaGold Two hoops legends"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/2020974116044775577)  2026-02-09T21:32Z 150.1K followers, [----] engagements


"RT @garrytan: What do I believe that few other people believe yet Startups can and will be 10x bigger YCs role to make that happen. We'r"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/2021310116402954403)  2026-02-10T19:47Z 150.2K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @aleximm: The case for scaling venture and being long San Francisco"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/2021353462748110914)  2026-02-10T22:39Z 150.2K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @julesyoo: Must read from @eriktorenberg👇.when I co-founded kyruus you could count on one hand the number of healthtech-focused VCs t"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/2021588191585669398)  2026-02-11T14:12Z 150.2K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @sarahdingwang: the world has changed and venture has changed alongside it worth reading the full article by my partner @eriktorenb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021607472692380112)  2026-02-11T15:29Z 150.2K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @skupor: So much goodness here from @eriktorenberg but a few good nuggets below that underscore the reality that This is Not Your Grandf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/2021622183521595867)  2026-02-11T16:27Z 150.2K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @DavidGeorge83: ARR per FTE is a measure we're looking at more and more for AI companies. The very best AI companies are seeing $500k+ A"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021625437592727591)  2026-02-11T16:40Z 150.2K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @ChrisLyons: I had an incredible conversation with the legendary @MagicJohnson on the @a16z podcast discussing his best deals investing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/2021650267092267232)  2026-02-11T18:19Z 150.2K followers, [--] engagements


"My favorite relationship advice is to do whatever it takes to become more secure and positive-sum. When youre secure you dont let the fear of rejection hold you back from pursuing friendships and relationships youre be more attractive to the people you pursue and you prevent a ton of negative/alienating interactions. When youre positive-sum (or full of love) you genuinely root for other peoples flourishing on their own terms independent of whats in it for you and you act in ways to bring it about that work for you. Generosity enriches your spirit making you more secure. Security or"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1949284561671819652)  2025-07-27T01:43Z 150.2K followers, 221.9K engagements


"Even my favorite thinkers are often retarded on at least one topic. So when I see someone whos completely irrational in one area I dont discount their expertise elsewhere or their broader contributions to the discourse"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1983939377027019244)  2025-10-30T16:49Z 150.2K followers, 604.7K engagements


"(This piece is written by @Alex_Danco @liangsays @humford and me) An important part of a16zs origin story which you may already know is that we were founded by Marc & Ben to be CAA for the tech http://x.com/i/article/1986256362658275328 http://x.com/i/article/1986256362658275328"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1986497121181434169)  2025-11-06T18:13Z 150.2K followers, 220K engagements


"RT @a16z: Ben Horowitz: "It's the best thing in the world for people to try to do something larger than yourself." "Why wouldn't you want"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/2021343068033835407)  2026-02-10T21:58Z 150.2K followers, [--] engagements


"This is the part of my job at @a16z that most gets me up in the morning: building an incredible team. Were hiring for a lot of roles at the moment: Chief of Staff: help me run all our initiatives at the intersection of investing networks and media. Senior role with a big impact. Marketings and Comms Leadership: own the narrative for the a16z portfolio and firm. Were hiring a CMO and a Chief Comms Officer. Head of Podcasts: run produce scale our podcasts end-to-end. Were also looking for a podcast host for new podcasts. Content: define the agenda for tech. Build the most well-read and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/2022440595059544327)  2026-02-13T22:39Z 150.2K followers, 75K engagements


"Excited to announce Turpentine Lists an effort to spotlight breakout founders operators investors/funds products and companies that the startup ecosystem should be paying more attention to. If you want the (anonymized) data set of recommendations of people products or companies or if you just want any of them to get more recognition fill out the form in the next tweet. When I did this many years ago with my @cosign / Rise Awards experiments the nomination data was helpful in identifying breakout talent & companies and it informed some investments I made. I'm stoked to do it again and share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1864766500017704976)  2024-12-05T20:19Z 121.1K followers, 25.4K engagements


"@sriramk Thank you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1864770138740003261)  2024-12-05T20:33Z 121.6K followers, [---] engagements


"As a fun holiday project Im doing a podcast season interviewing couples about their relationship. First couple: @zebulgar and @nayafia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1867278931688317424)  2024-12-12T18:42Z 121.8K followers, 38.4K engagements


"Why isnt more therapy/coaching in-time/on call Most of the value comes from when you need support in the moment when you need to make a critical decision or need to be talked off the ledge from doing/saying something you shouldnt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1869479963252101149)  2024-12-18T20:28Z 122.9K followers, 21.9K engagements


"@anammostarac Maybe. Separately I think an on call person to vent to could be both cheap and helpful to people but not solving their major problems"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1869484298329624660)  2024-12-18T20:46Z 121.2K followers, [---] engagements


"OH in SF: I cant believe AGI is going to come sooner than I have children"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1870593901180211445)  2024-12-21T22:15Z 121.6K followers, [----] engagements


"It seems the thing to work on is either enabling our AGI future or solving for human relationships/meaning since the former will make the latter harder and more existential"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1870596006016106621)  2024-12-21T22:23Z 122.3K followers, [----] engagements


"I spoke with @pmarca this week about what comes after the election Elon as John Galt why SF may be the cultural center of the universe and what a Twitter Files for the government could reveal. Full episode: Spotify: https://t.co/AsAmDZC8We Apple: https://t.co/oYEGIzQiAN YouTube: https://t.co/cb6NENIKJc _ Thanks to our sponsors @TrustVanta @BuildWithSquad Full episode: Spotify: https://t.co/AsAmDZC8We Apple: https://t.co/oYEGIzQiAN YouTube: https://t.co/cb6NENIKJc _ Thanks to our sponsors @TrustVanta @BuildWithSquad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1872701580732186658)  2024-12-27T17:50Z 122.7K followers, 143.6K engagements


"@alex_valaitis He accelerated it but it started before him https://www.youtube.com/watchv=8AtOw-xyMo8 https://www.youtube.com/watchv=8AtOw-xyMo8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1875294234888360155)  2025-01-03T21:32Z 122.4K followers, 40.8K engagements


"Visiting Austin for the first time in a decade"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1875723077046374492)  2025-01-05T01:56Z 122.9K followers, 10.9K engagements


"Best fiction you've read recently My pick: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1876762489615978768)  2025-01-07T22:47Z 122.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@avichal it's about damn time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1878304521262436708)  2025-01-12T04:54Z 122.9K followers, 16.9K engagements


"PG misses the mark on defining wokeness thinking its more of a stylistic difference rather than a substance one. He defines wokeness as An aggressively performative focus on social justice. By doing this he concedes that the woke are correct (implying that differences between groups are problem worth solving) but just thinks the way theyre going about it is the problem. I prefer a different definition of wokeness one that gets at the heart of the substantive difference: Wokeness prioritizing the reduction of outcome-disparities (i.e. equity) ahead of equal treatment under the law (i.e."  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1878885356822737008)  2025-01-13T19:22Z 123.2K followers, 141.8K engagements


"Now that we're officially post-woke it's striking how many contradictions we've had to believe over the past decade+: There was the immigration one: The US is a racist sexist hellhole where minorities are doomed to fail and we should let in every immigrant who flocks to the country despite the first claim. When in reality there's only a sustained pattern of long-term immigration from the rest of the world to four countries: US Canada UK Australia. i.e. the four-way apotheosis of the height of Western colonialism imperialism bigotry and evil. Correspondingly there is no minority exodus from"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1881508127616675968)  2025-01-21T01:04Z 124K followers, 31.9K engagements


"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed terminally online retards can change the world; indeed it's the only thing that ever has. The online right won. The internet is real life. You dont need to touch grass. You dont have to log off. All that stuff was rejected at the ballot box. Dont let anyone ever tell you any different. The online right won. The internet is real life. You dont need to touch grass. You dont have to log off. All that stuff was rejected at the ballot box. Dont let anyone ever tell you any different"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1881528087080526225)  2025-01-21T02:23Z 123.2K followers, 22K engagements


"Now when someone has an impressive role they wont be accused of being a DEI hire. Everyone will know that they earned it and truly deserve to be there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1882268661765095699)  2025-01-23T03:26Z 123.6K followers, 56K engagements


"@liora_ https://x.com/byrnehobart/status/1882260811504329210 @DelJohnsonVC @eriktorenberg No he's not arguing that they'll do the right thing to be nicehe's just saying that if companies deliberately refuse to hire the best people for arbitrary reasons they'll be outcompeted by the companies that don't do this. https://x.com/byrnehobart/status/1882260811504329210 @DelJohnsonVC @eriktorenberg No he's not arguing that they'll do the right thing to be nicehe's just saying that if companies deliberately refuse to hire the best people for arbitrary reasons they'll be outcompeted by the companies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1882268855961293034)  2025-01-23T03:27Z 123.2K followers, [----] engagements


"@liora_ Do you think we should have the government enforce hiring practices to help companies perform better because the government can identify blind spots that companies cannot on their own"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1882270209681305842)  2025-01-23T03:32Z 123.2K followers, [---] engagements


"@CJHandmer The initial argument was a motte and Bailey to introduce implicit quotas because there wasnt enough courage to say that unequal representation is defensible"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1882275908230516977)  2025-01-23T03:55Z 123.4K followers, [----] engagements


""Democracy" and "Monarchy" are confusing the argument here so let's put them aside for a second. Curtis argues that Apple works better because it has a CEO who can make decisions and so does nearly every organization from Apple to the local laundromat. If Apple or the laundromat were run by a committee there's no reason there would be less risk. Pointing out that most CEO-led organizations ("monarchies") fail seems like a non-sequitur because if they were commitee-led ("democracies") they might fail in greater proportion. There are plenty of businesses optimizing for low-risk strategies and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1882285827281264912)  2025-01-23T04:34Z 123.4K followers, [----] engagements


"This goes the other way too. There are white nativists who want to enact DEI for white people to make up for the systemic discrimination in hiring practices and college admissions over the past few decades. No. People should be treated as individuals not racial groups"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1882351313138369003)  2025-01-23T08:55Z 123.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@justbalbi Do you think we should have the government enforce hiring practices to help companies perform better because the government can identify blind spots that companies cannot on their own"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1882361392243810368)  2025-01-23T09:35Z 123.2K followers, [----] engagements


"I sympathize with people who believe this was morally right and are now being told this was morally wrong. We have the same goals of equality and dignity and I appreciate that the intentions were good"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1882492339379380624)  2025-01-23T18:15Z 123.4K followers, [----] engagements


"My conversation with @Liv_Boeree and @IgorKurganov about their 10-year relationship and their best relationship advice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1882865127978049547)  2025-01-24T18:56Z 123.9K followers, 12.8K engagements


"Spotify: Apple: YouTube: https://youtu.be/ccaYmD_kFd0 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/liv-boeree-and-igor-kurganov/id1786227593i=1000685277211 https://open.spotify.com/episode/43LbPXiFmKmJmbHrqthmVOsi=zYgrzZGwQWSWl_hm3hwbBg https://youtu.be/ccaYmD_kFd0 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/liv-boeree-and-igor-kurganov/id1786227593i=1000685277211 https://open.spotify.com/episode/43LbPXiFmKmJmbHrqthmVOsi=zYgrzZGwQWSWl_hm3hwbBg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1882865129987195074)  2025-01-24T18:56Z 123.5K followers, [----] engagements


"This is a strawman of Curtis's argument and plan. His plan is the following: [--]. The American people get fed up and elect a right wing FDR. [--]. That new President dissolves the existing executive branch and replaces it with new agencies run by new people. [--]. That new President then governs properly. The new President needs such strong support from the people that when he goes to the people and says "Congress doesn't want me to do this are you with me" They overwhelmingly say yes. This is the story of FDR Lincoln and Washington. We get one of these about every [--] years. Curtis makes two"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1883983820724297940)  2025-01-27T21:02Z 123.8K followers, 34.4K engagements


"Hello from Sydney where I've come to hand deliver the tariffs personally"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1886656886910431585)  2025-02-04T06:03Z 124K followers, [----] engagements


"@lessin Redemption Capital"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1888120809065197888)  2025-02-08T07:00Z 124K followers, [---] engagements


"I wrote a list of [--] pieces of advice I'd tell my younger self on how to be happy. [--]. Take responsibility (the ability to respond). This doesnt mean that everything that has happened to you is a result of your actions. It means that you develop an ability to respond to whatever happens to you even if you dont control the consequences of your actions. It means exerting maximal agency towards the things you can directly change (your behavior) and maximum acceptance towards things you can influence but not control (external circumstances other peoples behavior). You can blame other people but"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1899859763263095107)  2025-03-12T16:27Z 125.3K followers, 48.8K engagements


"What's a podcast that more people should know about"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1909021640715022481)  2025-04-06T23:13Z 125.6K followers, 77.9K engagements


"Which podcast hosts are truly skilled interviewers Bonus points if non-obvious My list: Peter Robinson Patrick O'Shaughnessy Dwarkesh Marshall Kosloff Nathan Labenz Tyler Cowen Russ Roberts Bari Weiss"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1912899586018230487)  2025-04-17T16:02Z 128.3K followers, 41K engagements


"@lulumeservey @a16z Thank you🙏"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1914411477068591406)  2025-04-21T20:10Z 128.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@johncoogan @tbpn LFG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1914411693666607118)  2025-04-21T20:11Z 128.2K followers, [---] engagements


"@pmarca Dad: what did you get done this week"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1916572535036281317)  2025-04-27T19:17Z 129.3K followers, [----] engagements


"About to interview Rick Rubin what should we ask him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1925584670936506567)  2025-05-22T16:08Z 131.4K followers, 168.8K engagements


"Whats fascinating about TBPN is that no individual episode gets tons of listens but the sheer quantity of great clips means you see them everywhere. People said there were too many podcasts but TBPN started recording 3-4 hours a day and now it looks obvious in retrospect. Perhaps one lesson is to either put out fewer content pieces that are must-listens (eg Acquired) or a ton of content pieces that are also high quality and relevant (TBPN). Dont get caught in the middle where its not great enough content to be a must-listen and not enough quantity to be super relevant/distributed widely"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1927046236386807931)  2025-05-26T16:56Z 130.7K followers, 138.7K engagements


"The thing about Elon is that he usually self-corrects. He also has a faster OODA loopBy the time the stories come out about the feud hes already softened and started to reverse course"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1931567156535394663)  2025-06-08T04:21Z 132.1K followers, 40.1K engagements


"@omooretweets @a16z Pearls before swine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1931775191572721922)  2025-06-08T18:07Z 130.8K followers, [---] engagements


"At pickup basketball whenever I see someone terrible shooting an ill-advised shot or committing an unforgivable turnover Im going to stop the game and say alright we need a substitutioneither hes out or Im out. But I cant be complicit in what just happened. None of us can"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1934050873648574980)  2025-06-15T00:50Z 131.5K followers, 21.2K engagements


"@a16z Im never hiring [--] interns again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1935883626761404840)  2025-06-20T02:13Z 131.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@packyM @tbpn @AlchemyAmerican @InvestLikeBest @DialecticPod @AcquiredFM @tetranow @dwarkesh_sp @FoundersPodcast @sourceryvc @HTTOTW @tylercowen @1stPrinciplesFM @uncapped_pod @WouterTeunissen @collision"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1937581447520616651)  2025-06-24T18:39Z 132.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@ericstromberg @ItzSuds @vanlancker @terraincap @barclayscenter @tryramp @Microsoft @shaheersan Erik McConnell cc @RTorenberg021"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1938357169822568876)  2025-06-26T22:02Z 131.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@mickeyxfriedman Marathon session with Soham Parekh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1940639825801236969)  2025-07-03T05:12Z 132.1K followers, [---] engagements


"I just heard Soham Parekh is giving the keynote at Vibekampf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1940642575578460594)  2025-07-03T05:23Z 132.3K followers, 15.7K engagements


"Everyone was like there are too many podcasts and TBPN proved that there werent enough (great) podcasts. except the predominant form factor isnt full listens/downloads on RSSits clips on X"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1942589696086872284)  2025-07-08T14:20Z 132.5K followers, 45.9K engagements


"For better and for worse Kanye is the most precise cultural weathervane and performance artist of our era. In the last [--] years alone Kanye was ahead of his time on the resurgence of Christianity the resurgence of anti-Semitism and crashing out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1944455071368102175)  2025-07-13T17:53Z 133.3K followers, 59.7K engagements


"Another media theory: Boomer = believes whats on the television Millennial = believes whats on the internet Gen X = knew the boomers were full of shit Gen Z = know the millennials are full of shit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1944570597255881011)  2025-07-14T01:32Z 135.2K followers, 2.2M engagements


"The superteam is starting to take shape. More coming. today i start my next chapter building new media efforts @a16z alongside @eriktorenberg. we are putting together a small superteam to craft the story arc of the greatest american venture firm over the next decade grateful to @tbpn for a generational ride. blessed to work with a today i start my next chapter building new media efforts @a16z alongside @eriktorenberg. we are putting together a small superteam to craft the story arc of the greatest american venture firm over the next decade grateful to @tbpn for a generational ride. blessed to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1944797975320166904)  2025-07-14T16:35Z 133.6K followers, 28.6K engagements


"@tbpn @liangsays @a16z This hard caps us at the second apron but its worth going into the luxury tax for this kind of talent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1944813531532300402)  2025-07-14T17:37Z 132.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@DisgracedProp @tbpn @liangsays @a16z Great teams have to free up cap space for massive hires of their own"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1944820820632903843)  2025-07-14T18:06Z 132.6K followers, [---] engagements


"@humford @a16z Huge win for us so pumped"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1945913677909213665)  2025-07-17T18:29Z 133.3K followers, 10.6K engagements


"@kevinakwok @a16z you were in the room where it happened"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1946011465422643376)  2025-07-18T00:57Z 132.7K followers, [--] engagements


"lots of exciting news re new media cos in the coming days and weeks. chats are buzzing talents are getting traded. it's championship season lots of exciting news re new media cos in the coming days and weeks. chats are buzzing talents are getting traded. it's championship season"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1948425863399403911)  2025-07-24T16:51Z 134.4K followers, [----] engagements


"This is Kendrick's clap back to Drake but for internet autists"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1948927467328262202)  2025-07-26T02:04Z 134.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@Noahpinion @dwarkesh_sp But what is the root cause @dystopiangf Wake up kid that was happening even before the Internet. US birth rate has been below replacement since [----] except for a split second echo of the baby boom. AI will increase birth rates in order to maximize the future light cone of neurotransmitter tonnage. @dystopiangf Wake up kid that was happening even before the Internet. US birth rate has been below replacement since [----] except for a split second echo of the baby boom. AI will increase birth rates in order to maximize the future light cone of neurotransmitter tonnage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1949524049098605005)  2025-07-27T17:35Z 133.7K followers, [----] engagements


"New episode with @balajis & @martin_casado discussing and debating Balaji's thread. How AI will change politics war and money. Yes. A few miscellaneous thoughts. (1) First the new bottleneck on AI is prompting and verifying. Since AI does tasks middle-to-middle not end-to-end. So business spend migrates towards the edges of prompting and verifying even as AI speeds up the middle. (2) Second AI Yes. A few miscellaneous thoughts. (1) First the new bottleneck on AI is prompting and verifying. Since AI does tasks middle-to-middle not end-to-end. So business spend migrates towards the edges of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1949926226740805732)  2025-07-28T20:13Z 135K followers, 45.1K engagements


"This is silly. Everyone knows that group chats are really only a good medium for sharing war plans"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1950651024987095344)  2025-07-30T20:13Z 134.2K followers, [----] engagements


"@vitrupo @a16z Excited to team up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1950681199590203473)  2025-07-30T22:13Z 134.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@FAL @a16z Incredible 👏"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1950943430483509475)  2025-07-31T15:35Z 134.5K followers, [----] engagements


"In light of the hit piece on Luke Farritor @balajis returned to the podcast to give a love letter to legacy media in only the way he canand to provide a new path forward for tech"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1951326869703344409)  2025-08-01T16:59Z 135.1K followers, 42.6K engagements


"@nicckopp @a16z @ICONIQCapital @RilletHQ Congrats Nic and team"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1953110434443346338)  2025-08-06T15:06Z 135.3K followers, [---] engagements


"New episode with @sarahdingwang and @christinahkim & @isafulf of OpenAI breaking down ChatGPT-5 and Agents. Where it improved what it unlocks the decisions behind it. A clear look at how these models actually get built"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1953851267765481816)  2025-08-08T16:10Z 135.3K followers, [----] engagements


"@signulll @pmarca More people should be suspecting you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1953885637549179052)  2025-08-08T18:26Z 137.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Big balls get in touch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1953956246081728940)  2025-08-08T23:07Z 135.8K followers, [----] engagements


"New episode with @balajis and @stevesi on tech M&A and antitrust looking at the Figma Windsurf and Meta/Scale examples"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1954987018737615205)  2025-08-11T19:23Z 135.8K followers, 14.9K engagements


"@Alex_Danco @a16z Ive been wanting to recruit Alex for [--] years. In our first email exchange I buttered him up by asking for reading recommendations:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1955310663292817551)  2025-08-12T16:49Z 138K followers, 14.3K engagements


"Were hiring for more big roles: - Editor in Chief - Chief Comms Officer - VP of Marketing or CMO Looking for world class people in marketing comms or content across levels. Also looking for people who have already built impactful networks across the founder investor or media & creator ecosystems. As well as the following roles below including Chief of Staff. Reach out to me at BUILD@a16z.com if interested and share why youd be a fit / what your plan would be in the role. This is the part of the new job at @a16z that Im most excited about: Building an incredible team. Ive been deeply impressed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1955329207401316638)  2025-08-12T18:03Z 138.7K followers, 104.7K engagements


"@jposhaughnessy @Alex_Danco @a16z @InfiniteL88ps can't wait to listen to this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1955410783527121063)  2025-08-12T23:27Z 135.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@a16z @pmarca Danco hasn't even started yet and we already ratio'ed him. Brutal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1956024668785349106)  2025-08-14T16:06Z 138K followers, [----] engagements


"@andrewztan @a16z Good idea. Were hiring"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1956140965858828456)  2025-08-14T23:48Z 137.3K followers, [---] engagements


"The life skill truly worth cultivating is generosity of spirit My favorite relationship advice is to do whatever it takes to become more secure and positive-sum. When youre secure you dont let the fear of rejection hold you back from pursuing friendships and relationships youre be more attractive to the people you pursue and you My favorite relationship advice is to do whatever it takes to become more secure and positive-sum. When youre secure you dont let the fear of rejection hold you back from pursuing friendships and relationships youre be more attractive to the people you pursue and you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1956849223296761875)  2025-08-16T22:43Z 138.1K followers, 54.1K engagements


"Me: Should I hire this person My friend: I think she went literally insane so maybe hire her for creative writing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1957961822008746375)  2025-08-20T00:24Z 138.2K followers, 83.2K engagements


"New podcast episode: A debate between @oren_cass and @Noahpinion on tariffs trade and US manufacturing (0:50) American Compass & Economic Philosophy (3:50) The Limits of Free Markets and Policy Implications (9:08) Tariffs: American Tradition vs. Chinese Strategy (10:25) Evaluating the Impact of Trumps Tariffs (12:15) Short-Term Pain vs. Long-Term Gain in Manufacturing (15:41) The State of US Manufacturing (45:24) Trade Deficits and Scale (52:23) Global Competition"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1958211456559931636)  2025-08-20T16:56Z 138.1K followers, 12K engagements


"@theojaffee @a16z Patient persistence for the win. We are lucky to have you joining FT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1958231040599961978)  2025-08-20T18:13Z 138.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Just recorded a [--] hour podcast with @EricRWeinstein and @shaunmmaguire. Dropping next week"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1961585031991951393)  2025-08-30T00:21Z 143K followers, 413.6K engagements


"Son: "What should I be when I grow up" Dad: "Honest" I finally say Son: "I mean what kind of job" Dad: "Any kind" Paraphrased from Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance The life skill truly worth cultivating is generosity of spirit The life skill truly worth cultivating is generosity of spirit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1962304123946344518)  2025-08-31T23:58Z 139.1K followers, 95.9K engagements


"Onboarding a new teammate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1964013030645137578)  2025-09-05T17:09Z 139.7K followers, 37.6K engagements


"Spoke with @mcuban about politics healthcare AI and the NBA. Dropping next week"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1964017238005932068)  2025-09-05T17:26Z 139.4K followers, 32.3K engagements


"@CPKMurray @a16z Thank you Carl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1965075057681784887)  2025-09-08T15:29Z 139.1K followers, [---] engagements


"@IvanVendrov Thank you for saving my cat in a burning building last week brother"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1965547593578283441)  2025-09-09T22:47Z 139.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Death doesn't discriminate Between the sinners And the saints It takes and it takes and it takes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1969925991276720485)  2025-09-22T00:45Z 139.7K followers, 19.1K engagements


"New podcast: @dylan522p's hot takes on recent news with NVIDIA Intel OpenAI AMD Oracle Huawei xAI Amazon and more. (0:29) Nvidia and Intel: Unlikely Allies (2:11) Investment and Capital in Semiconductors (4:27) The Impact on AMD and ARM (5:21) Chinas AI Chip Race: Huaweis Rise (22:32) Nvidias Strategy & Moat (29:44) Nvidias Moat: How They Built It (39:40) Jensen Huangs Leadership and Company Culture (46:37) The Future of Nvidia (56:11) The Hyperscalers: Amazon Oracle and the Cloud Wars (01:16:03) xAIs Colossus [--] (01:22:06) Recommendations to Start-Ups (1:34:49) The State of the GPU Market"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1970204260823638283)  2025-09-22T19:11Z 139.5K followers, 13.2K engagements


"Need GPUs Its not a website checkout. You call around text a few brokers and hope your guy has stock. Dylan Patel (@dylan522p) on why GPU procurement in [----] still feels like a black-market hustle. https://t.co/TlyywX05El Need GPUs Its not a website checkout. You call around text a few brokers and hope your guy has stock. Dylan Patel (@dylan522p) on why GPU procurement in [----] still feels like a black-market hustle. https://t.co/TlyywX05El"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1970212574764609797)  2025-09-22T19:44Z 139.7K followers, 31K engagements


"Photo of AI developers arriving to our shores Aaron Levie is the CEO of @Box and one of the worlds top experts on enterprise software and how AI gets adopted in the real world. We sat down with @levie to discuss how 30% of the code at Box gets written with AI transitioning SWEs from writing to reviewing code and https://t.co/LLd0na1QWa Aaron Levie is the CEO of @Box and one of the worlds top experts on enterprise software and how AI gets adopted in the real world. We sat down with @levie to discuss how 30% of the code at Box gets written with AI transitioning SWEs from writing to reviewing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1970901612752404515)  2025-09-24T17:22Z 139.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@antoniogm @KTmBoyle @a16z We had a good thing going Id love to pick it back up when we are ready. I just couldnt wait in the meantime. Im sure you understand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1971730457097293955)  2025-09-27T00:15Z 139.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@TurnerNovak @a16z @KTmBoyle For now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1971971929432379740)  2025-09-27T16:15Z 139.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Boss Talk with Ben Horowitz and Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi is back. First episode drops next week"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1973544411448643865)  2025-10-02T00:23Z 143.9K followers, 17.1K engagements


"@venturetwins @a16z 👑"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1975271636879482949)  2025-10-06T18:47Z 142.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Give Jared Kushner a Nobel Peace Prize jokes on you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1976428241499062327)  2025-10-09T23:23Z 143K followers, [----] engagements


"this Peter Thiel AMA has so many gems - http://t.co/qMURX3GC45. http://t.co/YiRB7K4XFe http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2g4g95/peter_thiel_technology_entrepreneur_and_investor/ http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2g4g95/peter_thiel_technology_entrepreneur_and_investor/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/510141455810060288)  2014-09-11T19:02Z 120.4K followers, [--] engagements


"#Gratefulfor @sarahtavel. One of the best investors in the biz and one of my favorite people in the game period. http://www.papermag.com/sarah-tavel-greylock-partners-it-girls-1647484196.html http://www.papermag.com/sarah-tavel-greylock-partners-it-girls-1647484196.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/707005814804848640)  2016-03-08T00:51Z 120.4K followers, [--] engagements


"VC firms - I have a talented & hungry & networked prospective analyst for you. shoot me a message if you want more info and an intro"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/725173396514983936)  2016-04-27T04:03Z 120.4K followers, [--] engagements


"cc @MichaelCarusi @turoczy @slobotski @jmj @heathwblack @blakeir @whale @bowman"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/725432484004028416)  2016-04-27T21:12Z 139.3K followers, [--] engagements


"Silicon Valley bubble: "Do people even use Quora anymore What ever happened to it" Quora: [---] million monthly visitors"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/847614210578173952)  2017-03-31T00:59Z 140.2K followers, [---] engagements


".@delk on the future of Omni: http://www.ondeckdaily.com/post/536#comment-2513 http://www.ondeckdaily.com/post/536#comment-2513"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/923307619380613121)  2017-10-25T21:57Z 120.3K followers, [--] engagements


".@LazAlberto on why raising a fund via an ICO makes sense for Science: http://www.ondeckdaily.com/post/611#comment-2964 http://www.ondeckdaily.com/post/611#comment-2964"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/928707292245188608)  2017-11-09T19:34Z 120.4K followers, [--] engagements


"On Deck Daily is exploring its first vertical to go deep on Crypto Daily. Itd include crypto expert deep dives articles ICO discovery/review Inspect the White Papers "Like" the tweet if you'd want this. Current crypto community seems somewhat fragmented. cc @alexshye"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/935279238122373120)  2017-11-27T22:48Z 120.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@1024ZB @mahbodmoghadam @zosegal @Everipedia @lsanger totally. I'm a big fan of the team and what they're building"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/941194887059218434)  2017-12-14T06:35Z 120.4K followers, [--] engagements


"12/ More applications: Likelihood of homeland security threat Nationwide extent of flu outbreak Success of a drug treatment (also massive fixed cost) Sales revenue of existing product Cost of a government funded project. Effects of a trade agreement Bail out banks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/993279241843232769)  2018-05-07T00:00Z 120.4K followers, [--] engagements


"13/ Sports betting democratic elections and the stock market are three examples of prediction markets that exist today. Augur Stox Gnosis Hivemind et al are examples of more general purpose prediction market platforms. Idea: A prediction market for which one will win"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/993279451851997184)  2018-05-07T00:00Z 120.4K followers, [--] engagements

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