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a16z Podcast

a16z Podcast

330 Episodes • By Andreessen Horowitz • a16z.simplecast.com
The a16z Podcast 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 podcast is produced by Andreessen Horowitz (aka “a16z”), a Silicon ...more
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The Marketplace 100: A Glimpse Into the Future of Commerce
Over the last decade, we’ve seen the marketplace mod... more
Mar 23 2023 47m
Inventory and UX in Marketplaces
Chapter 1 2 mins
Introduction
Chapter 2 2 mins
Why marketplaces?
Chapter 3 2 mins
What metrics matter
Chapter 4 1 min
Newcomers on the list
Chapter 5 3 mins
Entertainment and personalization
Chapter 6 1 min
Curated marketplaces
Chapter 7 6 mins
Trust and safety
Chapter 8 1 min
Mental health trends
Chapter 9 1 min
Untapped supply
Chapter 10 3 mins
Disintermediation
Chapter 11 3 mins
Transient vs foundational trends
Chapter 12 5 mins
Companies entering the category
Chapter 13 10 mins
Sleeper categories for 2024
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Getting Heard in a Crowded Room
It’s both easier and harder than ever to build a suc... more
Mar 20 2023 51m
Building a Community
Chapter 1 2 mins
Intro
Chapter 2 3 mins
Podcast trivia
Chapter 3 2 mins
Starting a podcast
Chapter 4 4 mins
Differentiating
Chapter 5 4 mins
Information vs entertainment
Chapter 6 2 mins
Getting off the talk track
Chapter 7 1 min
Growth and metrics
Chapter 8 4 mins
Authenticity
Chapter 9 59 sec
Secret sauce of podcasting
Chapter 10 1 min
Advice for new podcasters
Chapter 11 2 mins
In-person events
Chapter 12 2 mins
Tech as a force for good
Chapter 13 2 mins
The next wave of social
Chapter 14 3 mins
Creator middle class
Chapter 15 1 min
Podcast infrastructure
Chapter 16 2 mins
ChatGPT
Chapter 17 7 mins
Swapping lives with a celebrity
Chapter 18
Your personal monopoly
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Unlocking Creativity with Prompt Engineering
With every new technology, some jobs are lost while ... more
Mar 9 2023 38m
Exploring the Limitations of Technology
Chapter 1 1 min
Introduction
Chapter 2 3 mins
DALL-E 2 Prompt Book
Chapter 3 1 min
Parallel skills
Chapter 4 3 mins
80/20 prompting
Chapter 5 3 mins
New ways of prompting
Chapter 6 4 mins
Pulling the AI slot machine
Chapter 7 2 mins
Comparing models
Chapter 8 5 mins
Requested features
Chapter 9 1 min
Learning with AI
Chapter 10 4 mins
Practical use cases
Chapter 11 4 mins
A top 1% prompt engineer
Chapter 12 2 mins
The most popular images
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Rebooting the Arsenal of Democracy with Palmer Luckey
Starting in the 1960s, technology companies, funded ... more
Mar 7 2023 18m
Rebooting the Arsenal of Democracy
Chapter 1 12 mins
The Incentives of Defense Innovation
Chapter 2 5 mins
Building Defense System Software
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The Robot Lawyer Resistance
What happens when you don’t have the resources to fi... more
Mar 1 2023 48m
Facilitating Refunds With AI Technology
Chapter 1 1 min
Introduction
Chapter 2 1 min
DoNotPay’s origin
Chapter 3 2 mins
Surprising laws
Chapter 4 1 min
General counsel for consumers
Chapter 5 2 mins
The role of AI and technology
Chapter 6 3 mins
Ensuring quality counsel
Chapter 7 1 min
Prioritizing features
Chapter 8 2 mins
Corporate pushback
Chapter 9 3 mins
Reshaping the legal system
Chapter 10 4 mins
Entering the physical courtroom
Chapter 11 1 min
Cross border possibilities
Chapter 12 2 mins
Looping humans into modeling
Chapter 13 1 min
Deflationary impacts
Chapter 14 3 mins
Recent pushback
Chapter 15 2 mins
Is AI already writing law?
Chapter 16 2 mins
Why is law so complex?
Chapter 17 43 sec
Entering the Supreme Court
Chapter 18 1 min
Lawyer support
Chapter 19 3 mins
Looking forward
Chapter 20 2 mins
Building horizontal vs vertical
Chapter 21 2 mins
Does this law exist?
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The Challenge of Replicating Reality
What would you do if you believed in an idea but eve... more
Feb 22 2023 56m
Building Experiences for Relationship Building
Chapter 1 8 mins
Starting a Retail Startup
Chapter 2 12 mins
From Conviction to Demo
Chapter 3 10 mins
Retail Startup During Pandemic
Chapter 4 5 mins
Building a VR Platform
Chapter 5 5 mins
Building Hardware & Software
Chapter 6 7 mins
Growing the VR Ecosystem
Chapter 7 6 mins
Unique Product Experience
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The 1000x Developer
A small minority – likely less than 1% – of the worl... more
Feb 16 2023 59m
AI and Human Market
Chapter 1 5 mins
Making Software Accessible
Chapter 2 11 mins
Making Coding Fun and Rewarding
Chapter 3 8 mins
AI Applied to Code Development
Chapter 4 10 mins
Impact of Technology on Software
Chapter 5 5 mins
Exploring AI's Impact on Software Development
Chapter 6 5 mins
Creating a Fluid Software Labor Market
Chapter 7 4 mins
AI Revolutionizing Society
Chapter 8 7 mins
The Power of Opportunity and Technology
Chapter 9 48 sec
Optimism in Technology Building
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The State of Apps
A few weeks ago, Apple released a stunning statistic... more
Feb 9 2023 1h 4m
Invisible AI Products and Temlo's Success
Chapter 1 1 min
Top apps in 2022
Chapter 2 3 mins
A new era of social?
Chapter 3 2 mins
Hitting
Chapter 4 1 min
Staying on top
Chapter 5 2 mins
Building a sticky product
Chapter 6 1 min
Growing an app in 2023
Chapter 7 2 mins
User-generated growth
Chapter 8 2 mins
2022 category winners
Chapter 9 1 min
Anonymous social
Chapter 10 4 mins
Early monetization
Chapter 11 4 mins
Monetization trends
Chapter 12 4 mins
Leveraging platform shifts
Chapter 13 2 mins
Surprising hits
Chapter 14 1 min
Looking toward 2023
Chapter 15 2 mins
Invisible AI products
Chapter 16 3 mins
Limiting virality
Chapter 17 3 mins
Vertical social networks
Chapter 18 3 mins
When digital goes physcial
Chapter 19 1 min
TikTok growth
Chapter 20 2 mins
Geographic trends
Chapter 21 4 mins
A decade old app
Chapter 22 3 mins
App challenge
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Disrupting the World’s Largest Asset Class with Adam Neumann
Back in August, after a16z announced our investment ... more
Feb 7 2023 49m
Creating Community Value Through Ownership
Chapter 1 1 min
Introduction
Chapter 2 7 mins
Getting back in the arena
Chapter 3 7 mins
The opportunity in housing
Chapter 4 2 mins
Lessons from WeWork
Chapter 5 8 mins
Work & home post-pandemic
Chapter 6 6 mins
Moving to the cloud
Chapter 7 3 mins
Office serendipity
Chapter 8 5 mins
Building Flow
Chapter 9 5 mins
Cities as startups
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Healthspan, Lifespan, and the Biology of Aging
In this cross-over episode from Bio Eats World, Kris... more
Feb 3 2023 36m
Database Lookups in Biology
Chapter 1 10 mins
Exploring the Biology of Aging
Chapter 2 8 mins
APOlin Signaling Impact
Chapter 3 6 mins
Exploring the Biology of Aging
Chapter 4 10 mins
The Promise of Increased Health Span
Chapter 5 43 sec
Welcome to Biowie's World
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2023 Big Ideas in Technology (Part 2)
At the end of 2022, our team at a16z asked dozens of... more
Jan 27 2023 1h 8m
10x Cheaper Labor Supply in Fintech
Chapter 1 10 mins
GPT's Impact on Credit Counseling
Chapter 2 6 mins
Compliance Regulations and Financial Services
Chapter 3 14 mins
The Nuclear Renaissance
Chapter 4 11 mins
The Future of Nuclear Power
Chapter 5 8 mins
Space in Power and War
Chapter 6 12 mins
Value Based Care Stack
Chapter 7 4 mins
Technology in Value Based Care
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2023 Big Ideas in Technology (Part 1)
At the end of 2022, our team at a16z asked dozens of... more
Jan 24 2023 1h 22m
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The Human Behind the Genius
In this special episode, we share never heard before... more
Jan 19 2023 22m
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Building for Tomorrow
New year, new you! Right?Well, as much as we’d all l... more
Jan 12 2023 1h 14m
The Importance of Understanding People
Chapter 1 7 mins
Adaptability Is the Most Important Skill
Chapter 2 9 mins
Pessimist's Archive - Miss Opportunities to Adapt
Chapter 3 10 mins
The Lump of Labor Fallacy
Chapter 4 4 mins
Make New Things More Appealing
Chapter 5 10 mins
Mistaking One Percent Problems
Chapter 6 10 mins
The Dangers of Oversimplifying Problems
Chapter 7 4 mins
What Killed Kodak?
Chapter 8 4 mins
Kodak's Death
Chapter 9 12 mins
The Pushback Against New Technology
Chapter 10 43 sec
Staying Connected With Your Audience
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Expert AI as a Healthcare Superpower
In this episode, Marc Andreessen and Vijay Pande dis... more
Jan 10 2023 57m
Automation's Impact on Education System
Chapter 1 7 mins
Expert AI
Chapter 2 8 mins
The Turing Test and Human Creativity
Chapter 3 4 mins
The Importance of Being an Expert
Chapter 4 35 sec
What Makes a Good Scientist?
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Creators, Creativity, and Technology with Bob Iger
with @robertiger @cdixon @smc90A wide-ranging conver... more
Jan 6 2023 1h 20m
The Importance of Knowing Your Customers
Chapter 1 9 mins
Managing Creatives
Chapter 2 6 mins
The Importance of Feedback
Chapter 3 7 mins
The Decline and Rebirth of Disney
Chapter 4 12 mins
Pixar's Acquisition and Its Effects
Chapter 5 9 mins
Technology's Impact on the Media Industry
Chapter 6 4 mins
Technology and Innovation in the Media Industry
Chapter 7 11 mins
The Innovator's Dilemma
Chapter 8 12 mins
The Future of Content
Chapter 9 4 mins
The Relationship Between Technology and Creativity
Chapter 10 1 min
The Importance of Leadership During Crisis
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Best Clips of 2022
We’ve had some incredible guests join us on the a16z... more
Dec 27 2022 43m
Artists and New Technologies
Chapter 1 8 mins
The Moral Panic of Technology
Chapter 2 7 mins
The Metaverse, AR, and Art
Chapter 3 11 mins
Innovators vs. Engineers
Chapter 4 11 mins
Space Pollution and Its Effects
Chapter 5 4 mins
Impact of the Internet on Supply Chains
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Pay Without Borders
The predecessor to the office was Florence’s Uffizi ... more
Dec 20 2022 1h 14m
The Globalization of the Workforce
Chapter 1 4 mins
The Office Mentality Is Dead
Chapter 2 4 mins
The Future of Work
Chapter 3 9 mins
Async vs. Sync
Chapter 4 5 mins
Building a Culture of Communication
Chapter 5 5 mins
COVID's Impact on Remote Work
Chapter 6 6 mins
Benefits and Hiring
Chapter 7 5 mins
The Impact of Remote Work
Chapter 8 6 mins
Global Labor Markets and Company Hiring
Chapter 9 9 mins
Hiring and Vetting Top Talent
Chapter 10 4 mins
The Remote Workforce of Tomorrow
Chapter 11 4 mins
The Future of Work
Chapter 12 9 mins
The Future of Work
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Carbon Solutions Now and Next: From Biomass to Mineralization
In this episode, we tackle three carbon removal proj... more
Dec 13 2022 45m
Viable Solutions for Climate Change
Chapter 1 7 mins
Carbon Removal Companies Turn Biomass Into Bio-Oil
Chapter 2 7 mins
Removing Carbon From the Atmosphere
Chapter 3 12 mins
Sulfate Waste and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Chapter 4 9 mins
Proximity in Carbon Removal
Chapter 5 3 mins
Achieving Product Market Fit for Carbon Dioxide Removal
Chapter 6 4 mins
What Gives Carbon Removal Companies Hope
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Ben Horowitz and Brian Armstrong on Building and Overcoming the Hard Things
If you’ve been following the news, you’ve probably h... more
Dec 8 2022 43m
Theft of Customer Money
Chapter 1 8 mins
The FTX Scandal and Its Impact
Chapter 2 11 mins
Crypto Winter
Chapter 3 6 mins
Industry Leaders
Chapter 4 8 mins
The Pros and Cons of Being a Public Company
Chapter 5 8 mins
Coinbase Execs Discuss Building More Protocols
Chapter 6 42 sec
Web Three With a Six and Z
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Building a Marketplace for Carbon
In part 1 of our carbon removal series, we talked to... more
Dec 6 2022 48m
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The Economics of Carbon Removal with Nan Ransohoff
What happens when there’s demand for a solution that... more
Nov 30 2022 58m
The Frontier Fund
Chapter 1 10 mins
The Carbon Removal Equation
Chapter 2 7 mins
Carbon Removal by 2050
Chapter 3 12 mins
Selecting Frontier's Carbon Removal Companies
Chapter 4 5 mins
Defining Success for Carbon Removal Companies
Chapter 5 9 mins
Carbon Removal by 2030
Chapter 6 4 mins
Why We Need to Address Carbon Removal
Chapter 7 8 mins
Advanced Market Commitments to Carbon Removal
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Rearchitecting the Supply Chain
In today’s episode, we have a special treat. Flexpor... more
Nov 24 2022 18m
Shipping Container
Chapter 1 7 mins
Flexport's CEO and Founder, Ryan Peterson, Sits Down With a Sixteen's Growth Editor
Chapter 2 10 mins
E-Commerce's Impact on Supply Chain
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Neal Stephenson on The Future of the Metaverse
When Neal Stephenson coined “the metaverse” three de... more
Nov 22 2022 1h 18m
AR and VR
Chapter 1 8 mins
The Metaverse
Chapter 2 5 mins
Do We Need Augmented Reality?
Chapter 3 13 mins
The Evolution of VR and AR
Chapter 4 15 mins
Impact of AI on Metaverse and IP
Chapter 5 6 mins
Lemonade One
Chapter 6 9 mins
Lamina One
Chapter 7 11 mins
The Hollywood Legal Industry
Chapter 8 7 mins
Polarization in America
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The Factory of the Future with Chris Power
Today, we have an episode with Chris Power, the foun... more
Nov 17 2022 1h 15m
Why Space?
Chapter 1 10 mins
Advanced Manufacturing
Chapter 2 4 mins
Aging Workforce in Manufacturing
Chapter 3 6 mins
The Importance of American Manufacturing
Chapter 4 11 mins
Onshoring Technology
Chapter 5 10 mins
Make Internal Teams the Customers
Chapter 6 4 mins
Adrian
Chapter 7 6 mins
Scaling a Manufacturing Business
Chapter 8 5 mins
Different Problem Areas Within Advanced Manufacturing
Chapter 9 8 mins
Commercial Space
Chapter 10 8 mins
The Cambrian Explosion
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