ABOUT THIS EPISODEBen Horowitz discusses the leadership styles of Intel’s Andy Grove and Apple’s Bill Campbell, how Okta won its market with culture, and how to look for and hire the talent you don’t have in an interview with David Weiden, founding partner at Khosla Ventures, at the Khosla Ventures CEO Summit. Read a transcript… Continue reading a16z Live : Ben Horowitz on How the Best Leaders Build Culture
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Instigators of Change : Ben Horowitz on Building Company Culture
ABOUT THIS EPISODEBen Horowitz isn’t afraid to pick favorites when it comes to great CEOs. Like Andy Grove, the former head of Intel. Grove didn’t put up with any nonsense, Horowitz says, because he was singularly focused on what it takes to achieve and maintain greatness. In our next show from KV’s CEO Summit, Horowitz… Continue reading Instigators of Change : Ben Horowitz on Building Company Culture
a16z Podcast : Designing a Culture of Reinvention
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode from September 2020, originally recorded for the Commonwealth Club of California, Netflix CEO and co-founder Reed Hasting talks about his new book “No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention” with a16z co-founder and fellow author Ben Horowitz, who also wrote a bestselling book about culture in 2019. During… Continue reading a16z Podcast : Designing a Culture of Reinvention
Innovation Files : Investing in American Dynamism, With Ben Horowitz and Katherine Boyle
ABOUT THIS EPISODEVenture capitalists know what it feels like when a company is firing on all cylinders. But it’s been a while since the whole country had that feeling of dynamism—so why not focus on companies that help the cause by supporting the national interest, solving critical problems, and doing fundamentally new things? Rob and… Continue reading Innovation Files : Investing in American Dynamism, With Ben Horowitz and Katherine Boyle
Starting Greatness : Ben Horowitz: “The IPO From Hell” and Other REAL Lessons from the Startup Crucible
ABOUT THIS EPISODEStartups are romanticized AFTER they win. But it takes extraordinary grit to have what it TAKES to win. Ben Horowitz, the co-founder of Andreessen-Horowitz, is the perfect guest to tell it like it is, as he has for many years in his books “the Hard Thing About Hard Things” and “What You Do… Continue reading Starting Greatness : Ben Horowitz: “The IPO From Hell” and Other REAL Lessons from the Startup Crucible
a16z Live : One on One with A and Z #12: What is the most misunderstood area of markets?
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThis is an excerpt from the a16z Clubhouse show One on One with A and Z, where a16z cofounders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz answer questions on tech trends, company building, and more. To catch full live episodes of the show, follow the a16z Club on Clubhouse. https://chtbl.com/track/85G57/cdn.simplecast.com/audio/62c6d266-e92e-4dc7-a180-9f3aa623e441/episodes/9d299485-af04-4f73-a711-5c489ace8a55/audio/1f6aefb6-a9d7-481a-9e94-ff8ddc4f92be/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=AuWJKpnaPodcast: Play in new window |… Continue reading a16z Live : One on One with A and Z #12: What is the most misunderstood area of markets?
a16z Live : One on One with A and Z #11: How much rare knowledge is there?
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThis is an excerpt from the a16z Clubhouse show One on One with A and Z, where a16z cofounders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz answer questions on tech trends, company building, and more. To catch full live episodes of the show, follow the a16z Club on Clubhouse. https://chtbl.com/track/85G57/cdn.simplecast.com/audio/62c6d266-e92e-4dc7-a180-9f3aa623e441/episodes/741ac6f0-a689-46a4-9679-74548d78c1db/audio/9aee55d7-01bf-4637-836c-63e98bc09573/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=AuWJKpnaPodcast: Play in new window |… Continue reading a16z Live : One on One with A and Z #11: How much rare knowledge is there?
a16z Live : Good Time Show: What It Takes to Survive with Lyft Founder John Zimmer
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThe early days of Zimrides [2:08]Driving early virality [7:56]Competing with Uber [15:47]Why they took political stances [27:03]Managing through the pandemic [38:09]The future focus for Lyft — autonomous vehicles and the end of car ownership [42:50]Follow the a16z Club to join conversations with tech founders, builders, and leaders live and in-full. https://chtbl.com/track/85G57/cdn.simplecast.com/audio/62c6d266-e92e-4dc7-a180-9f3aa623e441/episodes/24df893b-5ff8-4011-a0c6-4f5837cfd77d/audio/b5e483f6-fbd5-434a-af4e-8db76d9a1870/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=AuWJKpnaPodcast: Play in… Continue reading a16z Live : Good Time Show: What It Takes to Survive with Lyft Founder John Zimmer
a16z Live : One on One with A and Z #10: The Impact of System Design on Culture
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThis is an excerpt from the a16z Clubhouse show One on One with A and Z, where a16z cofounders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz answer questions on tech trends, company building, and more live . To catch full episodes of the show, follow the a16z Club on Clubhouse. https://chtbl.com/track/85G57/cdn.simplecast.com/audio/62c6d266-e92e-4dc7-a180-9f3aa623e441/episodes/006cfaa3-507c-498b-b290-37286bb9093f/audio/f5c00dab-297c-490d-9e3b-7caadb5b8496/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=AuWJKpnaPodcast: Play in new window… Continue reading a16z Live : One on One with A and Z #10: The Impact of System Design on Culture
Math & Magic: Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing with Bob Pittman : Ben Horowitz: “Let’s go make something. Let’s change the world.”
ABOUT THIS EPISODEWhat do start-up founders and hip hop artists have in common? According to Ben Horowitz: a lot! Since his teenage years, Ben has been inspired by hip hop artists’ ability to create something from nothing– and he took that guiding ethos with him to Silicon Valley. So even when industry giants shrugged off… Continue reading Math & Magic: Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing with Bob Pittman : Ben Horowitz: “Let’s go make something. Let’s change the world.”