a16z Podcast
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
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Game On: Marc Andreessen & Andrew Chen Talk Creative Computers
The gaming industry stands as a pioneer of cutting-e...
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Apr 17 2024 40m
Chapter 1 6 mins
The Impact of Gaming TechnologyChapter 2 10 mins
Technology, Games, and Generational PerspectivesChapter 3 4 mins
Tech Industry Political Engagement and AIChapter 4 7 mins
AI, VR, and Immersive ExperiencesChapter 5 4 mins
AI Image Editing With Open SourceChapter 6 7 mins
Transforming the Games IndustryChapter 7 34 sec
Supporting & Growing a Podcast
Inside the Department of Defense and its Vision for the Future
From air-defining radar and electronic systems that ...
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Apr 10 2024 30m
Chapter 1 5 mins
Defense Tech Innovation & CollaborationChapter 2 14 mins
Defense Department's Innovation Challenges and ProgressChapter 3 10 mins
Defense Acquisition Reform and Innovation
Politics & the Future of Tech with Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz
“If America is going to be America in the next one h...
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Apr 5 2024 1h 43m
Chapter 1 4 mins
Tech, Politics, and Policy DiscussionChapter 2 7 mins
The Importance of Tech in GovernmentChapter 3 8 mins
Tech Industry's Political EvolutionChapter 4 6 mins
Antitrust and Tech Policy DiscussionChapter 5 7 mins
Impact of Tech Policy on InnovationChapter 6 12 mins
Future of AI Regulation and InnovationChapter 7 11 mins
Regulation and Ethics of AIChapter 8 9 mins
Decentralized Approach in AI and BlockchainChapter 9 10 mins
The Global Tech Cold WarChapter 10 6 mins
Importance of Open Source in TechnologyChapter 11 9 mins
Regulatory Policy Impacts Technology InnovationChapter 12 8 mins
TikTok Legislation and Common Ground
The Real Price of Healthcare with Mark Cuban
From judging inventions on “Shark Tank” to reshaping...
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Mar 29 2024 25m
Chapter 1 2 mins
Deciphering the Healthcare IndustryChapter 2 4 mins
Cost Plus Drugs Transparency Game ChangerChapter 3 8 mins
Healthcare Cost Transparency and SavingsChapter 4 6 mins
Healthcare Legislation and Business DisruptionChapter 5 3 mins
Celebrating American Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Devoting Your Life to Reinventing a Broken System
At the a16z LP Summit, we brought hundreds of our li...
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Mar 25 2024 24m
Chapter 1 4 mins
Revolutionizing HealthcareChapter 2 4 mins
Korean Immigrants to Healthcare InnovationChapter 3 9 mins
Revolutionizing Healthcare Through TechnologyChapter 4 5 mins
Innovating Healthcare Software With AIChapter 5 33 sec
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Bringing AI to the Masses with Adam D’Angelo
Generative AI has initiated a transformative shift, ...
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Mar 20 2024 28m
Chapter 1 12 mins
Building a Multi-Model AI NetworkChapter 2 10 mins
Advancements in AI Language ModelsChapter 3 5 mins
Competitive Differentiation in AI Market
A Nuclear Comeback: Are New Reactors the Answer?
Nuclear energy accounts for 20% of the electricity i...
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Mar 15 2024 47m
Chapter 1 3 mins
The Promise of Advanced Nuclear ReactorsChapter 2 3 mins
Nuclear Energy's Current LandscapeChapter 3 3 mins
Vulnerabilities in Fuel DeliveryChapter 4 1 min
Nuclear Energy's TimelineChapter 5 2 mins
Portable Microreactors and Mass ProductionChapter 6 11 mins
Nuclear Energy's Role in AmericaChapter 7 3 mins
Challenges of Portable Micro ReactorsChapter 8 2 mins
The Evolution of Nuclear ReactorsChapter 9 7 mins
Nuclear’s Public Perception and SafetyChapter 10 8 mins
The Global Need for Nuclear Power
Intelligence in the Age of AI with new CTO of the CIA
Artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm...
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Mar 11 2024 46m
Chapter 1 2 mins
Intelligence in the Age of AIChapter 2 2 mins
Rethinking Jobs and AI's Asymmetric PowerChapter 3 1 min
The History of AI in the Intelligence CommunityChapter 4 3 mins
Operational Utilization of AIChapter 5 2 mins
Analytic Capabilities and UncertaintyChapter 6 3 mins
AI's 'Hallucination' ConcernsChapter 7 9 mins
Analyst Skill Sets and AI ToolsChapter 8 5 mins
Supply Chain and Open SourceChapter 9 9 mins
Public-Private PartnershipsChapter 10 1 min
Government as a Customer and Partner in TechChapter 11 3 mins
Policy, Technology, and Regulation
From Silicon Valley to the Pentagon: The Future of Defense Innovation
The last few decades have been a period of transitio...
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Mar 7 2024 43m
Chapter 1 3 mins
The Future of Defense InnovationChapter 2 2 mins
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)Chapter 3 1 min
Adoption of Startup tech by the DoDChapter 4 5 mins
Acquisition, Budgeting, and ContractingChapter 5 1 min
Traditional Primes vs StartupsChapter 6 5 mins
Cost-Plus Fixed Fee ContractsChapter 7 2 mins
The Replicator ProgramChapter 8 4 mins
The New Threat EnvironmentChapter 9 5 mins
Scale and Readiness for Modern WarfareChapter 10 7 mins
Procurement Reform and FeasibilityChapter 11 4 mins
Success Metrics for Defense
What is American Dynamism?
American Dynamism. A term coined by a16z General Par...
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Mar 4 2024 30m
Chapter 1 7 mins
Exploring American Dynamism Across IndustriesChapter 2 5 mins
Emerging Technologies Shaping American DynamismChapter 3 13 mins
Innovations and Challenges in American TechnologyChapter 4 4 mins
Opportunities in American Innovation
The Quest for True Signal: How Zynga Spotted Mobile
You might recognize the name Mark Pincus but we almo...
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Feb 27 2024 48m
Chapter 1 2 mins
How Zynga Spotted the Mobile WaveChapter 2 2 mins
Challenges of Starting ZyngaChapter 3 2 mins
Zynga's Early Workforce and Learning HTMLChapter 4 3 mins
Preparing for Tech WavesChapter 5 4 mins
The Importance of Being Too EarlyChapter 6 2 mins
The attribute of great foundersChapter 7 3 mins
Hiring PhilosophyChapter 8 2 mins
‘Everyone is a CEO’Chapter 9 6 mins
Fast Iteration and Learning from FailuresChapter 10 1 min
Personal Gaming PreferencesChapter 11 2 mins
Advice on Reevaluating Projects and True SignalChapter 12 4 mins
AI's Role in Consumer Adoption and GamingChapter 13 3 mins
Community as a Core ElementChapter 14 4 mins
UGC Gaming Space and Future Computing Paradigms
Beyond Uncanny Valley: Breaking Down Sora
In early 2024, the notion of high fidelity, believab...
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Feb 24 2024 34m
Chapter 1 12 mins
The Future of Video AIChapter 2 4 mins
Future Models in Training Neural NetworksChapter 3 10 mins
AI Video GenerationChapter 4 6 mins
Advancements in Video Generation Models
Fraying Wires: The Decentralization of the Electric Grid
The electric grid needs an update. In this explainer...
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Feb 15 2024 42m
Chapter 1 2 mins
IntroductionChapter 2 2 mins
The Need for Grid ModernizationChapter 3 2 mins
Understanding the Grid's Operation and ChallengesChapter 4 1 min
The Complexity of Grid ManagementChapter 5 3 mins
Increasing Outages and VolatilityChapter 6 6 mins
The Role of New TechnologiesChapter 7 1 min
The Potential and Limitations of Renewable Energy SourcesChapter 8 5 mins
Energy Storage SolutionsChapter 9 4 mins
The Future of Natural Gas and Nuclear PowerChapter 10 2 mins
The Impact of Policy on the GridChapter 11 2 mins
The Concept of a Smart GridChapter 12 2 mins
Decentralization of the GridChapter 13 5 mins
The Role of the Free Market in Grid Reliability
Fixing Higher Education & New Startup Opportunities with Marc and Ben
"The Ben & Marc Show" features a16z's co-founders Be...
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Feb 8 2024 1h 59m
Chapter 1 7 mins
Overhauling the Modern UniversityChapter 2 12 mins
Leadership and Management in InstitutionsChapter 3 2 mins
One-on-One Tutoring in EducationChapter 4 5 mins
Designing a Talent Program for DiversityChapter 5 8 mins
Recruiting for DiversityChapter 6 10 mins
University Admissions and Grading IssuesChapter 7 5 mins
The Importance of Personalized Career PathsChapter 8 5 mins
Ideas on Diversity and CredentialingChapter 9 3 mins
University Admissions and Standardized TestingChapter 10 12 mins
Challenges and Opportunities in Higher EducationChapter 11 7 mins
Reimagining Higher Education in Information AgeChapter 12 10 mins
Startup IdeasChapter 13 4 mins
Student Types and Research Funding ReformChapter 14 7 mins
Reforming Research Funding and PhilanthropyChapter 15 7 mins
Moral Instruction's Role in SocietyChapter 16 8 mins
The Vulnerability of Traditional Institutions
Read Write Own: A new era
with @cdixon @rhhackettWelcome to the web3 with a16z...
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Feb 2 2024 1h 19m
Chapter 1 4 mins
Future of Internet and Blockchain ExplorationChapter 2 10 mins
Writing a Book's Impact and InfluenceChapter 3 9 mins
Book for Smart High School StudentsChapter 4 11 mins
Meme Coins and Blockchain Technology ExplorationChapter 5 14 mins
High Quality Inputs for World ModelChapter 6 13 mins
Shifts in Centralization and Blockchain RoleChapter 7 11 mins
Technology and Collaborative Storytelling FutureChapter 8 4 mins
Future of BlockchainChapter 9 44 sec
Future of the Internet and Metaverses
The What, Who, and When with IPOs
In 2022 and 2023, US IPOs hit decade lows after the ...
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Jan 29 2024 34m
Jobs of the Future
In a world where technology is moving at an unpreced...
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Jan 24 2024 40m
Chapter 1 3 mins
The Future of JobsChapter 2 1 min
Job growth over the last 80 yearsChapter 3 4 mins
The shelf-life of jobsChapter 4 3 mins
Education trendsChapter 5 4 mins
The importance of learning the foundationsChapter 6 3 mins
Regional access to educationChapter 7 2 mins
How companies are hiring and looking at strategic prioritiesChapter 8 3 mins
The economic mobility and economic stability of degreesChapter 9 2 mins
Job and training trends at Grow with GoogleChapter 10 1 min
Do companies train or hire for skills?Chapter 11 1 min
The future of the traditional degreeChapter 12 4 mins
The employer and educator ecosystemChapter 13 5 mins
How to approach upskilling
Introducing Raising Health: Fireside Chat with Sean Duffy
Big news from a16z: Bio Eats World, our sibling show...
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Jan 18 2024 34m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Scaling Digital HealthChapter 2 5 mins
Changes in the Healthcare Investment LandscapeChapter 3 7 mins
AI's Role in Virtual Healthcare FutureChapter 4 12 mins
Digital Health and AI in Healthcare
Crisis in Higher Ed & Why Universities Still Matter with Marc & Ben
In this one-on-one conversation, Marc and Ben tackle...
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Jan 14 2024 1h 48m
Chapter 1 3 mins
The State of the University SystemChapter 2 10 mins
Analyzing Universities as BusinessesChapter 3 4 mins
The Roles and Functions of UniversitiesChapter 4 6 mins
University CredentialsChapter 5 6 mins
Student Evaluations and Credential InflationChapter 6 14 mins
Changing Education and Hiring LandscapeChapter 7 12 mins
College Education and Research UniversitiesChapter 8 5 mins
The Influence of Experts on PolicyChapter 9 10 mins
University ChallengesChapter 10 3 mins
Challenges in Overcoming University Moral PositionsChapter 11 9 mins
Harvard Admissions and College AthleticsChapter 12 7 mins
Reverse CBT and University Culture IssuesChapter 13 7 mins
The Fiscal Stability of American UniversitiesChapter 14 5 mins
Unbundling and Reforming Universities
Drones, Data, and Deterrence: Technology's Role in Public Safety
Flock is a public safety technology platform that op...
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Jan 10 2024 35m
Chapter 1 9 mins
Technology and Public SafetyChapter 2 11 mins
Las Vegas Shooting and Law EnforcementChapter 3 6 mins
Drones in Law EnforcementChapter 4 8 mins
Privacy and Safety in Law Enforcement
DNA's Potential to Store the World's Data
Nature’s blueprint – DNA – is an incredibly efficien...
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Jan 5 2024 21m
Chapter 1 3 mins
DNA as Data StorageChapter 2 7 mins
DNA as Data Storage PotentialChapter 3 9 mins
DNA StorageChapter 4 35 sec
Science Fiction Becoming Science Reality
Best of 2023: From AI to Healthcare to Housing
As we close off 2023, we wanted to revisit some of o...
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Dec 31 2023 1h
The Future of Longevity with Tony Robbins
Welcome to “The Ben & Marc Show”, featuring a16z’s c...
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Dec 26 2023 1h 21m
Chapter 1 4 mins
Breakthroughs in Regenerative Medicine and BiohackingChapter 2 10 mins
Stem Cell Breakthroughs in MedicineChapter 3 3 mins
Future Optimism and Healthcare AdvancesChapter 4 7 mins
Science's Replication Crisis and ChangingChapter 5 10 mins
Remote Work and Meaningful EngagementChapter 6 3 mins
Prevailing Message of Victimhood and TruthChapter 7 7 mins
Emotions and Transformation in CrisisChapter 8 8 mins
Placebos and Mind-Body Connection in HealthcareChapter 9 10 mins
AI's Impact on Medical InnovationChapter 10 8 mins
Health, Business Incentives, and MeaningChapter 11 8 mins
Job Transitions, Purpose, SignificanceChapter 12 33 sec
Book Release and Gratitude for Support
2024 Big Ideas: Developer Influence, Maritime Upgrades, and New Video Intelligence
A new age of maritime exploration, the rise of the d...
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Dec 22 2023 47m
Chapter 1 1 min
Big Ideas in Tech 2024Chapter 2 5 mins
Big Idea: The Rise of the Developer as a Buyer in Financial ServicesChapter 3 1 min
Examples of financial service infrastructure productsChapter 4 1 min
Building products and cost/selling structuresChapter 5 3 mins
How financial institutions will adopt new technologyChapter 6 1 min
Regulatory shifts and updatesChapter 7 2 mins
The impact on customersChapter 8 1 min
Big Idea: A New Age of MaritimeChapter 9 1 min
The challenges of maritime explorationChapter 10 3 mins
Why is 2024 the year of iInnovation in maritime exploration?Chapter 11 3 mins
Space and aerospace exploration’s impact on maritimeChapter 12 2 mins
Geopolitical supply chain and climate applicationsChapter 13 2 mins
Autonomous fleetsChapter 14 2 mins
Key challenges in modernizing maritimeChapter 15 2 mins
Opportunities for builders in the spaceChapter 16 1 min
Big Idea: New Applications for Computer Vision and Video IntelligenceChapter 17 46 sec
The current use of video and it’s dataChapter 18 2 mins
The unlocks in hardware and software driving changeChapter 19 1 min
Emerging applications and use casesChapter 20 1 min
Video and privacyChapter 21 2 mins
Why is 2024 the year of change and innovation?
Text to Video: The Next Leap in AI Generation
General Partner Anjney Midha explores the cutting-ed...
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Dec 20 2023 32m
Chapter 1 2 mins
Text to Video: The Next Leap in AI GenerationChapter 2 1 min
The Stable Diffusion backstoryChapter 3 1 min
Diffusion vs autoregressive modelsChapter 4 3 mins
The benefits of single step samplingChapter 5 2 mins
Why generative video?Chapter 6 1 min
Understanding physics through AI videoChapter 7 3 mins
The challenge of creating generative videoChapter 8 2 mins
Data set selection and trainingChapter 9 1 min
Structural consistency and 3D objectsChapter 10 1 min
Incorporating LoRAsChapter 11 2 mins
How should creators think about these tools?Chapter 12 1 min
Open challenges in video generationChapter 13 6 mins
Infrastructure challenges and future research