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What did Substack think about the NYTimes article " Why We’re Freaking Out About Substack " [1:01] What is Substack? [4:40] The issues with social media content models and how Substack is different [5:54] What about the echo chamber? [8:54] Turning cultural principles (e.g., freedom of the press) into actual culture [12:00] Will Substack replace traditional media? [14:01] Would Donald Trump be wel...

eBay to today, a brief history of collectibles and tech [1:03] Are collectibles about sentiment or investment? [5:13] How do you bring the excitement of a collection to digital goods? [13:34] Is the future of all collectibles digital? [20:20] The role of blockchain and NFTs [26:39] Are collectible marketplaces different from other marketplaces? [32:19] Importance of live video [38:28] Celebrity in...

For videos of the NFT Virtual Summit, visit a16z.com .  Session 1: The Future of the Digital Ownership Economy with Dan Boneh (Stanford University) and Chris Dixon (a16z) What is an NFT? [3:01] Why are NFTs  so big right now? [7:04] The most exciting programmable ownership structures  [11:36] NFTs and composability: what can  you do with NFTs? [15:16] How would quantum impact the immutability of t...

What inspired Eric and Sam to start Dyno [4:09] How does the use of ML impact Dyno's GTM [10:40] The current challenges of gene therapy [21:43] Why Dyno wants to be a horizontal platform for gene therapy [30:56] How does Dyno think about competition [44:23] After party and audience Q&A [52:01] It's Time to Heal, Mondays at 5pm PT on Clubhouse. Join the a16z bio team — Jorge Conde, Vineeta Argawala...

Note: the recording of this episode starts a minute or two into the show. Ali recommends: The Hard Thing about Hard Things   by Ben Horowitz [0:18] Ben recommends: High Output Management by Andy Grove [4:36] Marc recommends: Who Really Matters: The Core Group Theory of Power, Privilege, and Success by Art Kleiner [10:48] Best read for enterprise sales: Power Base Selling by Jim Holden, et al [13:0...

How Ben took over Take Two [1:42] How digital distribution and publishing changed gaming [8:36] What is a next generation publisher? [13:51] Can publishers add value as tastemakers? [17:36] How do you make sure studios ship on time? And in the era of persistent game worlds, does it matter? [22:01] Lessons learned from Take Two [27:27] Taking the long view of the creative process — "Every overnight...

Robert's foundational experiences growing up [3:03] His introduction to computers, how he got an internship at Bell Labs, and what he learned there [6:38] Why he studied chemical engineering [13:15] Working at Kraft and engineering macaroni and cheese [15:08] Why he moved to investing [18:12] How he realized that it made sense to do buyouts in enterprise software [23:19] Creating a common playbook...

What happened at Basecamp and could it have gone differently? [3:51] When did Basecamp turn into a 4B? [7:45] Why were buyouts  a good policy for Basecamp and Coinbase? [10:26] Why not have a more moderate policy? [11:56] What makes something "political"? [14:45] What about when political issues have a personal impact on employees? [19:18] What happened at Peloton and why they apologized [22:53] W...

What are red teams and blue teams? [2:03] How Cedric cracked Mac Gatekeeper [6:55] Apple's response [15:22] Cedric's craziest hack [19:24] Red team advice for the blue team [22:02] Audience Q&A [26:31] 🔐Breach of the Week 🔐looks at who got hacked, how it happened, and what it means for the industry.  🎙With hosts Joel de la Garza (a16z Security Operating Partner) and Geoff Belknap (CISO LinkedIn)...

On this episode of the a16z Bio Clubhouse Show, a16z general partners Vineeta Agarwala, Julie Yoo, Vijay Pande, and Jorge Conde talk to guest Shantanu Nundy, the Chief Medical Officer of Accolade. The conversation covers Dr. Nundy's new book, " Care After Covid: What the Pandemic Revealed Is Broken in Healthcare and How to Reinvent It ",  the next steps in the evolution of hospitals, interoperabil...

Why does it feel like there's a database for everything? [4:46] What is the actual use case and market for streaming? [9:34] How real is real time? [20:12] Can you do everything in SQL? [25:08] Is the future SQL extensions or does SQL become embedded in data frames? [40:19] Is database consolidation coming? How many different systems will we have? (SPOILER: 3... maybe) [49:41]  a16z Infra is the C...

What is AI? [2:27] AI is statistics, not consciousness [7:05] Why then so much talk about the singularity? [12:12] AI breakthroughs and FAANGs [17:21] Building the AI toolchain [26:07] AI applications in bio and medicine [30:19] Ali's favorite AI use cases [34:35] What will AI do to jobs? [39:27]  AI in 10 years [46:09] Snowflake, Databricks, data Lake, data warehouse, and how it all fits together...

In this episode:  Melody McCloskey - CEO of StyleSeat, a booking platform that connects stylists and beauty professionals with clients. Since its founding in 2011, StyleSeat has powered 150 million beauty appointments and generated over $6.5 billion in revenue for beauty professionals. The company has created a loyal community of the country’s leading hair, makeup and nail stylists. Camille Ricket...

On this episode of the a16z Bio Clubhouse Show, a16z general partners Julie Yoo and Jorge Conde, managing partner Scott Kupor, and market development partner Venkat Mocherla talk to guest Florian Otto, cofounder and CEO of Cedar. The conversation covers how to improve two of the trickiest aspect of healthcare: price transparency and patient engagement.

Boss Talk is the Clubhouse show where a16z cofounder Ben Horowitz and Ali Ghodsi, the Founder/CEO of Databricks, discuss CEO stuff, leadership stuff, management stuff... boss stuff. Live every Tuesday 5-6pm on Clubhouse. 

Inside sales, field sales, product-led, channel sales, marketing, post-sales…  a16z GTM is our clubhouse show for enterprise founders and builders about what it takes to go to market and the evolving strategies and lessons learned from enterprise companies past and present. Every other Thursday 4-5pm with David Ulevitch. For our upcoming schedule of Clubhouse conversations, visit a16z.com/clubhous...

a16z cofounders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz answer questions on tech trends, company building, and more live on Clubhouse Mondays at 7pm PT. In this conversation:  Which institution will last longer Harvard or the US? [00:58] How do you craft a good culture in a high pressure environment? [13:45] When will we have AGI? [31:15] Are network effects today so strong that big tech incumbents (e.g....

In this episode:  Jim Messina - CEO, The Messina Group; formerly Obama's Deputy Chief of Staff; known as the "fixer" and "the most powerful person in Washington you've never heard of" Adrian Durbin - currently at Greenbrier; former Director of Policy Comms at Lyft Risa Heller - CEO of Risa Heller Communications; former Director of Comms for Senator Charles Schumer "4B with Margit" is a Clubhouse s...

On this episode of the a16z Bio Clubhouse Show, a16z general partners Vineeta Agarwala, Julie Yoo, and Jorge Conde talk to guests Sean Duffy, cofounder and CEO of Omada Health, Karan Singh, cofounder and COO of Ginger, and Chris Hogg, a serial entrepreneur in the digital health space. The conversation covers go-to-market strategies, financing and aligning incentives, the struggles of interoperabil...

In this episode:  Jamie Byrne, Senior Director of Creator Partnerships, YouTube Shishir Mehrotra, former Director of Product Management, YouTube; former VP of Product, Engineering, UX, YouTube; current Founder & CEO, Coda Shiva Rajaraman, former Director, Product Management (etc.); current VP Shops and Business, Facebook Lauren Riihimimaki (aka LaurDIY), Canadian YouTuber

a16z cofounders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz answer questions on tech trends, company building, and more live on Clubhouse Mondays at 7pm PT. In this conversation: NFTs and tokenization — how will they impact the arts, media, music and investing strategies? The potential for DeFi Using shocking new rules to create culture Structuring options to attract talent  Spending time in the markets vs....

a16z Infra is the Clubhouse Show where the a16z enterprise team and guests discuss the foundational technology and products that underpin all of tech. We dig deep into data, AI/ML, security, developer tools, compute, network, storage, hardware, and anything else found below the surface of modern  stacks. Like what you hear? Tune in for our next show on Thursday, April 29, 4-5pm.  

On this episode of the a16z Bio Clubhouse Show, a16z general partners Vineeta Agarwala, Julie Yoo, and Jorge Conde talk to guest Connie Chen, Chief Medical Officer at Lyra health. The conversation covers what makes digital health different from traditional healthcare delivery, how to build a sustainable business model while maintaining high standards for care, and advice for founders of digital he...

Anduril founders and team members Joe Chen, Matt Grimm, Palmer Luckey, Brian Schimpf, and  Trae Stevens in conversation with Big Ideas show on Clubhouse co-host Katherine Boyle (along with Antonio Garcia-Martinez, Erik Torenberg, and Marc Andreessen).    

On this episode of Boss Talk:   How do the best product marketers see and explain a trend? How much is the best marketing truth vs. spin? Does the marketing function create the strategy or execute on it? What are the core skills and competencies of a great product marketer — and how do you find, or train, product marketers? Should you create a category, or try to capture an existing category? What...