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The a16z Show
The a16z Show discusses tech and culture trends, news, and the future – especially as ‘software eats the world’. It features industry experts, business leaders, and other interesting thinkers and voices from around the world. This show is produced by Andreessen Horowitz (aka “a16z”), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Multiple episodes are released every week; visit a16z.com for more details and to sign up for our newsletters and other content as well!
Episodes
The a16z ShowAll about the Coronavirus
This episode of 16 Minutes on the news from a16z is all about the recent coronavirus outbreak -- or rather, a new type of coronavirus called 2019-nCoV for 2019…
The a16z ShowThe Truth about 1000 True Fans + Pricing Our Attention
The idea of "1000 true fans" -- first proposed by Kevin Kelly in 2008 and later updated for Tools of Titans -- argued that to be a successful creator, you…
The a16z ShowWriters Writing, Readers Reading, Creators Creating
We've been financing good writing with bad advertising -- and "attention monsters" (to quote Craig Mod) for way too long. So what happens when the technology…
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What's Next for the Internet?
How can we evolve the web for a better future? Has the web become a mature platform — or are we still in the early days of knowing what it can do and what role…
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Controlling AI
AI can do a lot of specific tasks as well as, or even better than, humans can — for example, it can more accurately classify images, more efficiently process…
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Food, Drugs, and Tech—100 Years of Public Health
The federal agency known as the FDA, or the Food and Drug Administration, was born over 100 years ago—at the turn of the industrial revolution, in a time of…
The a16z ShowOn Pharma Trends and Big Company Innovation
How does the world’s largest producer of medicines in terms of volume balance the science and the business of innovation? How does an enterprise at such vast…
The a16z ShowPersonal Genomics: Where Are We, Really?
This is a turn of the decade (and January-themed) look backward/ look forward into personal genomics, given recent and past retrospective and prospective…
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Why We Should Be Optimistic About the Future
Many skeptics thought the internet would never reach mass adoption, but today it’s shaping global culture, is integral to our lives -- and it's just the…
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What to Know about CFIUS
When innovation and capital go global, so do restrictions on trade, foreign investment, and more. Over the past couple years, U.S. policymakers have expanded…
The a16z ShowAre ISAs the Solution to Student Debt?
A bold proposal: You go to college for free, then pay back the school after graduation—but only if you get a job in your field of study and make a high enough…
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Shonda Rhimes on How to Create Stories (and Products) People Want
Hollywood and Silicon Valley seem so different, but are more alike than we think. What challenges do tech startup founders and other creative founders -- like…
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The Journey from 0 to 1, from Mosaic to Netscape
As part of a new series where we will share select a16z partner appearances on other podcasts with our audience here, this episode is cross-posted from the new…
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Direct Listings, Myths and Facts
We’ve covered a lot of the strategic financing milestones for startups seeking to build a sustainable and enduring business -- from mindsets for startup…
The a16z ShowThe Stories and Code of Culture Change
There are some common tropes that can kill your company culture -- whether it's that corporate values can be weaponized; "fake it til you make it"; the…
The a16z ShowOf Container Ships, Supply Chains, and Retail
This podcast rerun -- first recorded over two and a half years ago, now being rerun as one of our evergreen classics on the tails of the world's largest…
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Nursing Today, From the Bedside and Beyond
"Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon”, diplomat Dag Hammarskjöld once observed -- and that may be…
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How We Podcast
"Hi everyone, welcome to the a16z Podcast..." ... and welcome to our 500th episode, where, for the first time, we reveal behind-the-scenes details and the…
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Brand Building Ideas… and People
Many technical founders, academics, and other experts often believe that great products -- or great ideas! -- sell themselves, without any extra effort or…
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Come for the Games, Stay for the Party
The games industry is in the midst of a tectonic shift. Powered by platform convergence, games-as-a-service, and user-generated content, modern video…
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AI in B2B
Consumer software may have adopted and incorporated AI ahead of enterprise software, where the data is more proprietary, and the market is a few thousand…
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Free Software and Open Source Business
Today, despite the critical importance of open source to software, it’s still seen by some as blasphemous to make money as an open source business. In this…
The a16z ShowOf Emojis and Innovation
This rerun podcast (first recorded in 2015, now being rerun as one of our evergreen classics/ favorites) -- is ALL about emoji. But it's really about how…
The a16z ShowThe Environment, Capitalism, Technology
It used to be that the only way for humanity to grow -- and progress -- was through destroying the environment. Sure, the Industrial Revolution brought about…
The a16z Show16 Minutes on the News #10: Amazon Healthcare, Oculus VR/AR, Google Quantum Supremacy?
Our news podcast, 16 Minutes -- where we quickly cover the top headlines of the week, the a16z way (why are these topics in the news; what's real, what's hype…
The a16z ShowNew Business Models for Gaming, Collaboration, Creativity
The combination of cloud, social, and mobile took gaming beyond a small base of just console- and PC-gamers to a massive player base. But the underlying…
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16 Minutes on the News #9: All the Recent Phone Hacks
This is episode #9 of our news show, 16 Minutes, where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way -- why they’re in the news; why they matter…
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a16z Podcast: The Biology of Pain
What is the nature of physical pain? Why do we even experience it? Is there one type, or many? Do people experience pain differently? What is happening in our…
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16 Minutes on the News #8: Apple Camera, Services; Wearables - Where are We
with @benedictevans @vijaypande and @smc90 This is episode #8 of our news show, 16 Minutes, where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way…
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a16z Podcast: How to Pay for Healthcare Based on Health
There's been a lot of talk about the need for our healthcare system to shift away from volume and fee-for-service, where you pay by appointment, procedure…
The a16z ShowThe Hustler's Guide to the Hair Business
with @bhorowitz @shakasenghor @diishanimira @therealritabee Hustlin’ Tech is a new show (part of the a16z Podcast) that introduces the technology platforms --…
The a16z ShowThe Hustler's Guide to Getting Paid
with @bhorowitz @shakasenghor ram @earnin & vaughn ferguson Hustlin’ Tech is a new show (part of the a16z Podcast) that introduces the technology platforms —…
The a16z ShowThe Hustler's Guide to Preschool
with @bhorowitz @shakasenghor @8ennett & sherie james Hustlin’ Tech is a new show (part of the a16z Podcast) that introduces the technology platforms -- and…
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Introducing Hustlin' Tech
We're excited to introduce a new podcast series hosted by a16z co-founder Ben Horowitz and Shaka Senghor, a leading voice in criminal justice reform and…
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a16z Podcast: Making Culture, Making Influence -- Dapper Dan!
"You cannot be IN it... and not be OF it." Dapper Dan a.k.a. Daniel Day shares his remarkable history and story of defining an era of fashion and cultural…
The a16z Showa16z Podcast: From the Internet's Past to the Future of Crypto
What can we learn from the history of the internet for the future of crypto? In this episode of the a16z Podcast, general partner Katie Haun interviews a16z…
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a16z Podcast: What to Know about FedRAMP
with @ldhawke and @stevesi The government wants to get onto the cloud! But how do they assess the levels of risk in adopting specific cloud products, and which…
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16 Minutes on the News #7: Apple Card, BEC Scams Federal Indictment
with @illscience and @smc90 This is episode #7 of our news show, 16 Minutes, where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way -- why they're…
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a16z Podcast: Software has eaten the world...and healthcare is next
Back in 2011, a16z cofounder Marc Andreessen first made the bold claim that software would eat the world. In this episode (originally recorded as part of an…
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16 Minutes on the News #6: Health Claims, Corporate Breaches
with @julesyoo @smc90 This is episode #6 of our new show, 16 Minutes, where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way -- why they're in the…
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16 Minutes on the News #5: Fed Real-time Payments, Death of Retail
with @astrange @jeff_jordan and @smc90 This is episode #5 of our new show, 16 Minutes, where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way -- why…
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16 Minutes on the News: The Opioid Crisis
with @jorgecondebio @vijaypande and @smc90 This is episode #4 of our new show, 16 Minutes, where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way --…
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16 Minutes on the News: Fortnite, Esports, Gaming, and Entertainment
with @andrewchen @dcoolican and @smc90 This is episode #3 of our new show, 16 Minutes, where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way -- why…
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16 Minutes on the News: Mobile Malware, Drug Pricing
with @martin_casado @jorgeconde @jayrughani and @smc90 This is episode #2 of our new show, 16 Minutes, where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the…
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a16z Podcast: The Search for the Secret Metal that Powers All Our Devices
with Kurt House (@kurtzhouse), John Thompson, Connie Chan (@conniechan) and Hanne Tidnam (@omnivorousread) The exploration for and mining of certain metals has…
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16 Minutes on the News: Neuralink & Brain Interfaces, TikTok, FaceApp, iHeartRadio
with @vijaypande @conniechan @jpm25 and @smc90 Introducing our new podcast, 16 Minutes, a short news podcast where we cover the top headlines of the week, the…
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a16z Podcast: How To Get The Most From Your Board
In this final of a 3-part series (which originally aired as YouTube videos) on working with venture investors, a16z Managing Partner Scott Kupor shares best…
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a16z Podcast: How To Raise Money From A Venture Investor
So you've decided raising venture capital is the best fundraising strategy for your startup. Now what? In this second of a 3-part series, a16z Managing Partner…
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a16z Podcast: How To Understand And Choose A Venture Investor
Incentives matter. So understanding the incentives of venture capitalists will help you decide if raising money from a venture investor makes sense for your…
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a16z Podcast: Beyond Software, to Talent and Culture
with Marc Andreessen (@pmarca), Ben Horowitz (@bhorowitz), and Tyler Cowen (@tylercowen) Continuing our 10-year anniversary series since the founding of…
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a16z Podcast: Beyond Zero Sum, Again
with Marc Andreessen (@pmarca), Ben Horowitz (@bhorowitz), and Steven Johnson (@stevenbjohnson) Continuing our 10-year anniversary series since the founding of…
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a16z Podcast: Beyond Software Eating the World
with Marc Andreessen (@pmarca), Ben Horowitz (@bhorowitz), Scott Kupor (@skupor), and Sonal Chokshi (@smc90) Continuing our 10-year anniversary series since…
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a16z Podcast: Beyond Disruption Theory
with Marc Andreessen (@pmarca), Ben Horowitz (@bhorowitz), and Michael Copeland Continuing our 10-year anniversary series since the founding of Andreessen…
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a16z Podcast: Entrepreneurs, Then and Now
with Marc Andreessen (@pmarca), Ben Horowitz (@bhorowitz), and Stewart Butterfield (@stewart) A lot in technology -- and venture -- happens in decades. New…
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a16z Podcast: Damage-free Genome Editing -- Next in CRISPR
Two recent scientific journal papers show what's possible when CRISPR moves from cutting DNA tool to a full-fledged platform -- expanding its toolkit for…
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a16z Podcast: Stories from the Frontlines of Synthetic Fraud
Synthetic fraud—yes, it's a thing: a new evolution of consumer fraud that’s been emerging in financial services, to the tune of $1-$2B a year. In this episode…
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a16z Podcast: The History and Future of Machine Learning
How have we gotten to where were are with machine learning? Where are we going? a16z Operating Partner Frank Chen and Carnegie Mellon professor Tom Mitchell…
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a16z Podcast: The Politics of Technology
with Tony Blair (@InstituteGC), Scott Kupor (@skupor), and Sonal Chokshi (@smc90) If the current pace of tech change is the 21st-century equivalent of the…
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a16z Podcast: AI and Your Doctor, Today and Tomorrow
with Eric Topol (@EricTopol) and Vijay Pande (@vijaypande) Artificial intelligence is coming to the doctor’s office. In this episode, Dr. Eric Topol…
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a16z Podcast: 10+1 Lessons from Serial Entrepreneur Justin Kan
Want actionable advice from a founder who has built multiple tech companies and has invested the time to be open, introspective, and transparent about lessons…