a16z Podcast

  • How to Build a Successful Company in an Era of Disruption

    What happens when a startup becomes a giant—and then has to reinvent itself all over again? In this episode, Martin Casado sits down with Raghu Raghuram (former CEO of VMware) and Jeetu Patel (President and…


  • Dwarkesh and Noah Smith on AGI and the Economy

    In this episode, Erik Torenberg is joined in the studio by Dwarkesh Patel and Noah Smith to explore one of the biggest questions in tech: what exactly is artificial general intelligence (AGI), and how close…


  • Balaji on How Tech Truly Wins Media

    What really caused the breakdown between tech and media—and what comes next? Erik Torenberg sits down with Balaji Srinivasan (entrepreneur, investor, and author of The Network State) to explore the long-building conflict between Silicon Valley…


  • AI Content and the War for Your Attention

    What happens when AI starts generating content for everyone—and no one wants to watch it? In this episode, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes and ad tech veteran Antonio García Martínez join a16z General Partner, Erik Torenberg to…


  • Balaji Srinivasan: How AI Will Change Politics, War, and Money

    a16z General Partners Erik Torenberg and Martin Casado sit down with technologist and investor Balaji Srinivasan to explore how the metaphors we use to describe AI—whether as god, swarm, tool, or oracle—reveal as much about…


  • Balaji Srinivasan: How AI Will Change Politics, War, and Money

    a16z General Partners Erik Torenberg and Martin Casado sit down with technologist and investor Balaji Srinivasan to explore how the metaphors we use to describe AI—whether as god, swarm, tool, or oracle—reveal as much about…


  • New Media: Podcasts, Politics & the Collapse of Trust

    On this episode of The Ben & Marc Show, a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz sit down with Erik Torenberg— General Partner at a16z and founder of the media company Turpentine—to unpack how the…


  • Critical Minerals: Mining for the Industrial Future

    It can take more than 15 years to permit and build a new mine in the United States – yet nearly every modern technology we rely on, from smartphones to fighter jets to AI data…


  • The Future of Software Development – Vibe Coding, Prompt Engineering & AI Assistants

    Is AI the Fourth Pillar of Infrastructure? Infrastructure doesn’t go away — it layers. And today, AI is emerging as a new foundational layer alongside compute, storage, and networking. Erik Torenberg interviews a16z’s Martin Casado,…


  • Marc Andreessen and Joe Lonsdale on Tariffs and Trade

    Today we’re sharing an episode from American Optimist featuring Marc Andreessen in conversation with Joe Lonsdale, recorded live at the inaugural Ronald Reagan Economic Forum. They explore one of the most urgent and complex questions…