a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: From Research to Startup, There and Back Again

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

The Boost VC Podcast : Ep. 79: {Rebroadcast}: Returning the Power of the Internet to Its Users—Via Cryptocurrency with a16z VC Chris Dixon

ABOUT THIS EPISODEEp. 79: {Rebroadcast}: Returning the Power of the Internet to Its Users—Via Cryptocurrency with a16z VC Chris Dixon‘Who has the power of the internet? Does the power lie in the hands of a few centralized companies? Or does it lie in the hands of users and communities?’We all know the answer here. Though… Continue reading The Boost VC Podcast : Ep. 79: {Rebroadcast}: Returning the Power of the Internet to Its Users—Via Cryptocurrency with a16z VC Chris Dixon

a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: New Upstarts in an Old Industry

ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Michael Ovitz (@michaelovitz), Ben Horowitz (@bhorowitz), and Hanne Tidnam (@omnivorousread) When Michael Ovitz co-founded the Hollywood talent agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), he turned a number of the entertainment industry’s well-entrenched traditions on their head. The origin story of a16z (not coincidentally!) is not that dissimilar. So in this episode of the… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: New Upstarts in an Old Industry

a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Technological Trends, Capital, and Internet ‘Disruption’

ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Fred Wilson (@fredwilson) and Chris Dixon (@cdixon) There’s all sorts of interesting tech trends happening right now, including AI, VR/AR, self-driving cars and drones (as well as interesting stuff happening in verticals like healthcare and finance) — and there’s a lot also happening in seemingly more “mature” tech revolutions, such as mobile… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Technological Trends, Capital, and Internet ‘Disruption’

a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Seeing into the Future — Making Decisions, Telling Stories

ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Steven Johnson (@stevenbjohnson), Chris Dixon (@cdixon), and Sonal Chokshi (@smc90) There’s a lot of research and writing out there on “thinking fast” — the short-term, gut, instinctual decisions we make, biases we have, and heuristics we use — but what about for “thinking slow” — the long-term decisions we make that both… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Seeing into the Future — Making Decisions, Telling Stories

a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: When Organic Growth Goes Enterprise

ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Martin Casado (@martin_casado), Andrew Chen (@andrewchen), Russ Heddleston (@rheddleston), and Hanne Tidnam (@omnivorousread) What happens when the bottoms up, organic growth usually associated with consumer companies starts to go…. enterprise? Part of our continuing podcast series (you can listen to part one on user acquisition and part two on engagement/retention) on growth,… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: When Organic Growth Goes Enterprise

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: The 2 Core Areas Value Will Accrue In Crypto, Why Crypto Will Drive The Re-Centralisation of Talent Back Into Silicon Valley & Why Regulation Is The Opposite of What We Should Be Concerned By in Crypto with Avichal Managing Partner @ Electric Capita

ABOUT THIS EPISODEAvichal Garg is the Managing Partner @ Electric Capital, one of the leading crypto asset management firms today investing in both liquid and illiquid tokens that are emerging stores of value and rooted in novel technology. Prior to Electric they personally invested in Coinbase, Bitwise, Basecoin and more. As for Avichal as well… Continue reading The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: The 2 Core Areas Value Will Accrue In Crypto, Why Crypto Will Drive The Re-Centralisation of Talent Back Into Silicon Valley & Why Regulation Is The Opposite of What We Should Be Concerned By in Crypto with Avichal Managing Partner @ Electric Capita

a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: The Basics of Growth 2 — Engagement & Retention

ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Andrew Chen (@andrewchen), Jeff Jordan (@jeff_jordan), and Sonal Chokshi (@smc90) Once you have users, how do you keep them engaged, retain them, and even “resurrect” or re-engage them? That’s the focus of this episode of the a16z Podcast, which continues our series on the basics of growth from user acquisition to engagement… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: The Basics of Growth 2 — Engagement & Retention

a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Earned Secrets

ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Ben Horowitz (@bhorowitz) and Sharon Chang (@sychang) What does it really take to start a startup (or work at one)? In this episode of the a16z Podcast — based on a Q&A with Ben Horowitz as part of an event hosted by a16z’s Technical Talent and People Practices team for a16z portfolio… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Earned Secrets

Y Combinator : #88 – Office Hours with Michael Seibel

ABOUT THIS EPISODE 88 – Office Hours with Michael Seibel Michael Seibel is a Partner and the CEO of YC. He cofounded Justin.tv, which was in the Winter 2007 batch and Socialcam, which was in the Winter 2012 batch. For this episode we took questions from the internet. If you have questions for a future… Continue reading Y Combinator : #88 – Office Hours with Michael Seibel