a16z Podcast

  • a16z Podcast: For the Billions of Creatives Out There

    with Brian Koppelman (@briankoppelman), Marc Andreessen (@pmarca), and Sonal Chokshi (@smc90) The writer-showrunner is a relatively new phenomenon in TV, as opposed to film, which is still a director-driven enterprise. But what does it mean,…


  • a16z Podcast: Lessons Learned from Chinese Education Startups

    When people talk about trends in education technology, they often focus on how to disrupt higher education in the U.S., whether it’s about breaking free of the ”signaling” factor of elite educations or how to…


  • a16z Podcast: What’s in the Water at the George Church Lab?

    with George Church (@geochurch) and Jorge Conde (@JorgeCondeBio) Renowned scientist George Church is known for his groundbreaking work and methods used for the first genome sequence, and for his work in genome editing, writing &…


  • a16z Podcast: Capitalizing on an Autonomous Vehicle Future

    with Peter Ludwig, Qasar Younis (@qasar), and Sonal Chokshi (@smc90) When people talk about autonomous vehicles, we hear everything from ”we’re much closer than you think” to ”we’re much further than you think”. So where…


  • a16z Podcast: Gaming Goes Mainstream

    Bobby Kotick is the CEO of Activision Blizzard (a merger he engineered); it’s one of only two video gaming companies in the Fortune 500, and the largest game network in the world. The company is…


  • a16z Podcast: Who’s Down with CPG, DTC? (And Micro-Brands Too?)

    with Ryan Caldbeck (@ryan_caldbeck), Jeff Jordan (@jeff_jordan), and Sonal Chokshi (@smc90) It’s clear that all kinds of commerce companies and consumer products have been disrupted — or enabled — by tech. Yet for certain categories,…


  • a16z Podcast: To All the Robots I’ve Loved Before

    with Kate Darling (@grok_) and Hanne Tidnam (@omnivorousread) We already know that we have an innate tendency to anthropomorphize robots. But beyond just projecting human qualities onto them, as we begin to share more and…


  • a16z Podcast: Cryptonetworks as Emerging Economies (Done Right?)

    with Chris Burniske (@cburniske), Joel Monegro (@jmonegro), Denis Nazarov (@Iiterature), and Jesse Walden (@jessewldn) When designing cryptonetworks — really, emerging economies — how do we avoid some of the monetary and fiscal policy failings of…


  • a16z Podcast: Voting, Security, and Governance in Blockchains and Cryptonetworks

    with Phil Daian (@phildaian) and Ali Yahya (@ali01) Whether in corporations, boardrooms, or political elections, voting is something we see in all kinds of social systems… including blockchains. It’s the natural human tendency for how…


  • a16z Podcast: Product-Market SALES Fit (What Comes First?)

    with Jyoti Bansal (@jyotibansalsf), Peter Levine, Satish Talluri (@satishtalluri), and Sonal Chokshi (@smc90) One of the toughest challenges for founders — and especially technical founders who are used to focusing so much on product features over…