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ABOUT THIS EPISODEa16z Podcast: For the Billions of Creatives Out Therewith 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, as both a creative and a leader, to “showrun” something,… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: For the Billions of Creatives Out There

ABOUT THIS EPISODEBobby 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 responsible for some of the most iconic entertainment franchises, including Call of Duty, Candy Crush, Overwatch, and World… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Gaming Goes Mainstream

ABOUT THIS EPISODEa16z Podcast: Talent, Tech Trends, and Culture — with Ben, Marc, and Tyler Cowenwith Marc Andreessen (@pmarca), Ben Horowitz (@bhorowitz), and Tyler Cowen (@tylercowen) This episode of the a16z Podcast features the rare combination of a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz in conversation, together, with economist Tyler Cowen (chair of economics at… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Talent, Tech Trends, and Culture — with Ben, Marc, and Tyler Cowen

ABOUT THIS EPISODEThe period from 2000-2016 was one of the best of times and worst of times for tech and the Valley (dotcom, financial crisis, Google IPO, Facebook founded, unprecedented growth, and so on), and John Hennessy — current chairman of Alphabet, also on the boards of Cisco and other organizations — was the president… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: From Research to Startup, There and Back Again

ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Marc Andreessen (@pmarca), Ben Horowitz (@bhorowitz), and Steven Johnson (@stevenbjohnson) The rise of zero-sum thinking — which has come snapping back recently — slows and even halts progress, observes Marc Andreessen. Because you’re then dividing up a smaller piece, adds Ben Horowitz, instead of growing the pie altogether. This is true not… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Beyond Zero-Sum Thinking in the Game of Tech… and Life

ABOUT THIS EPISODE“The rules of the game are different in tech,” argues — and has long argued, despite his views not being accepted at first — W. Brian Arthur, technologist-turned-economist who first truly described the phenomenon of “positive feedbacks” in the economy or “increasing returns” (vs. diminishing returns) in the new world of business… a.k.a.… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Network Effects, Origin Stories, and the Evolution of Tech