a16z Podcast

  • Patrick Collison on Stripe’s Early Choices, Smalltalk, and What Comes After Coding

    Michael Truell, CEO of Cursor, sits down with Patrick Collison, CEO of Stripe and an investor in Anysphere, to talk about Collison’s history with Smalltalk and Lisp, the MongoDB and Ruby decisions Stripe still lives…


  • AI’s Capital Flywheel: Models, Money, and the Future of Power

    a16z’s Martin Casado and Sarah Wang join Latent Space hosts Alessio Fanelli and Swyx to discuss what makes this AI investment cycle unlike anything in the history of venture capital. They cover why the lines…


  • From Copilots to Agents: Rebuilding the Company Around AI

    a16z’s Angela Strange and Gabriel Vasquez speak with Carlos García Ottati, founder and CEO of Kavak, about building Latin America’s largest online used car marketplace across Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and the Middle East. They…


  • WSJ x a16z: The Next 25 Years of Defense Innovation

    In this episode from WSJ Invest Live, Andy Serwer speaks with Katherine Boyle, general partner at a16z, about the American Dynamism practice she helped launch four years ago. They discuss why saying “America” out loud…


  • Novartis CEO Vasant Narasimhan on Transforming a 250-Year-Old Company

    a16z general partner Jorge Conde talks with Vasant Narasimhan, CEO of Novartis International, about transforming a 250-year-old conglomerate into a pure play medicines company and unlocking $180 billion of value in the process. They cover…


  • Balaji and Dan Wang: The Engineering State vs Lawyerly State

    Balaji Srinivasan speaks with Dan Wang, author of Breakneck, about China’s industrial rise, America’s competing strengths in software and finance, and what happens when an engineering state and a lawyerly state collide. The conversation covers…


  • Anish Acharya: Is SaaS Dead in a World of AI?

    In this episode from 20VC, Harry Stebbings talks with Anish Acharya, general partner at a16z, about the future of SaaS in an AI world. Anish argues that software is completely oversold and that the general…


  • How Magic Johnson Built a Billion-Dollar Portfolio in 30 Years

    a16z’s Chris Lyons speaks with Earvin “Magic” Johnson about his 30-year journey from athlete to billionaire businessman. They cover the art of deal-making, lessons from mentors Michael Ovitz and Dr. Jerry Buss, why boring businesses…


  • Marc Andreessen: Who Runs the World’s AI?

    Cisco president and CPO Jeetu Patel speaks with a16z cofounder Marc Andreessen about why AI may finally break a 50-year productivity slump—and what’s at stake if America doesn’t win the race. They discuss where value…


  • The State of Markets

    a16z Head of Investor Relations Jen Kha speaks with general partner David George about the state of AI and private technology markets. David shares data on why AI companies are growing 2.5x faster than traditional…


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