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A deep dive into venture capital with Alex Rampell, exploring investment strategies, the changing startup landscape, AI's impact on labor and technology, and the critical importance of finding high-agency founders who can materialize labor, capital, and customers.
Alex Rampell discusses Andreessen Horowitz's $15B fundraise, venture capital strategies, and the evolving landscape of technology investment, emphasizing the importance of finding high-agency founders who can materialize labor, capital, and customers.
A wide-ranging discussion about AI's transformative potential, exploring its impact on enterprise, education, manufacturing, and technology across various sectors, with insights from McKinsey's Bob Sternfels and General Catalyst's Hemant Taneja.
Laura Roeder shares how her bootstrapped SaaS, Paperbell, outlasted a $10M venture-backed competitor by staying lean, focusing on marketing, and avoiding over-engineering while serving the coaching software market.
Brie Wolfson discusses her approach to craft, taste, and organizational culture, exploring how loving attention, deep engagement, and a commitment to excellence can transform work and creativity across various domains.
Josh Meier and Jack Dent from Chai Discovery discuss how their AI models are revolutionizing drug discovery by rapidly designing novel antibodies with promising drug-like properties, potentially transforming the biotech industry's approach to developing new therapies.
Former Wall Street investment banker Tan Gera shares his transformative journey from losing millions in the 2018 crypto crash to building a 9-figure global crypto education company by strategically reinvesting, targeting overlooked market segments, and creating high-value educational offerings.
A candid conversation with David George from a16z about AI investment strategies, the changing landscape of venture capital, and why finding founders with exceptional strengths matters more than worrying about theoretical competition.
A deep dive into design philosophy with Ryo Lu, exploring how simplicity and complexity coexist, how AI is changing the creative process, and why understanding the fundamental patterns underlying technology can help us build more intuitive, soulful tools.
Helen Hastings founded Quanta, an AI-powered accounting software for software and services companies, by first having humans do the work of analyzing financial data, which helped her raise $20 million and develop a more efficient, AI-driven accounting platform that provides real-time financial insights.
David George, a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, discusses the firm's investment strategy, the evolving landscape of venture capital, the potential of AI startups, and the importance of backing founders with exceptional strengths across various market opportunities.
Ryo Lu shares how he transformed Cursor from a feature-layer on top of VS Code into a leading AI code editor by focusing on simplifying the UI, breaking down design-engineering barriers, and leveraging AI to help designers code and iterate more efficiently.
Jack Zhang, the co-founder of Airwallex, shares his journey from a small town in China to building a global fintech company, turning down a billion-dollar Stripe acquisition offer and transforming the way businesses move money internationally.
In this episode, Dave Gerhardt and Josh Lowman discuss the nuances of category creation in B2B marketing, emphasizing the importance of becoming "irreplaceable" by developing a unique position in customers' minds that goes beyond simply naming a new category.
Ben Horowitz shares insights on leadership, confrontation, and culture, emphasizing the importance of being honest, making tough decisions, and creating memorable cultural rules that drive specific behaviors.
David George shares insights into a16z's growth investing strategy, focusing on AI investments, identifying market leaders, and backing "technical terminator" founders across various technology sectors.
Ben Horowitz shares insights on leadership, culture, and entrepreneurship, revealing his approach to tough conversations, the importance of confidence in CEOs, and his passion for supporting pioneers in industries like hip hop through his Paid in Full Foundation.
Jeanne DeWitt Grosser shares insights on transforming go-to-market strategies in the AI era, discussing the rise of the go-to-market engineer, innovative sales tactics, and how companies can leverage AI to create more personalized, efficient sales processes.
Rachel Lockett shares powerful insights on coaching, leadership, and interpersonal skills, demonstrating how leaders can build high-trust teams, have difficult conversations, avoid burnout, and design a more fulfilling career by focusing on their strengths, understanding emotions, and creating meaningful connections.
Ryo Lu, Head of Design at Cursor, joins Aaron Epstein to critically review startup websites, offering insights on effective design, clear messaging, and avoiding common pitfalls in product communication.
Stewart Butterfield shares insights on product development, leadership, and company culture, discussing mental models like utility curves, the importance of comprehension over friction, generosity in business, and the challenges of building successful products.
Shaan Puri shares the story of his entrepreneurial journey, recounting the 12 different businesses he tried before finding success with a Fortnite esports league that was acquired by Twitch, ultimately reflecting on the importance of project selection, taking action, and pursuing creative endeavors that bring personal fulfillment.
Satya Nadella discusses Microsoft's AI strategy, discussing the evolution of technology from the internet era to the current AI boom, including AI adoption in enterprise, the company's approach to product bundling, and the potential transformation of work and commerce through AI agents.
A wide-ranging conversation with Will Gaybrick, President of Technology and Business at Stripe, covering the company's strategies in stablecoins, AI, payments infrastructure, risk management, and why they haven't gone public yet.
Zach Abrams from Bridge and Henri Stern from Privy discuss the current state and future potential of stablecoins, highlighting their growing importance in cross-border payments, emerging markets, and financial infrastructure while exploring how they're transforming global money movement.
Melanie Perkins shares the story of building Canva from a startup rejected by over 100 investors to a $42B company, emphasizing the power of "column B" thinking, setting crazy big goals, and using imagination to create a transformative design platform that aims to empower people globally.
A deep dive into how Stripe is building economic infrastructure for AI, focusing on innovative solutions like the Agentic Commerce Protocol, domain-specific foundation models for fraud detection, and helping AI companies manage complex monetization and fraud challenges in the rapidly evolving AI economy.
Casey Handmer of Terraform Industries discusses solar maximalism, his vision for producing synthetic natural gas from sunlight and air, his admiration for industrialist Henry Kaiser, desalination technologies, and his ambitious plans to revitalize the Salton Sea through innovative water and energy solutions.
Dan Sundheim of D1 Capital discusses his philosophy on fundamental stock picking, navigating the GameStop short squeeze, managing billions across public and private markets, and why he believes the public markets are increasingly problematic for successful companies.
An in-depth exploration of whether artificial intelligence represents an economic bubble, examining massive infrastructure spending, revenue growth potential, and the possibility that even if AI is a bubble, it could still create valuable technological infrastructure.
Elad Gil discusses the current AI landscape, drawing parallels to the internet boom of the late 1990s, and explains why most startups fail during major technological shifts while highlighting the potential for innovative companies to emerge.
Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, discusses how stablecoins like USDC can help maintain the US dollar's global reserve currency status by creating a more efficient, transparent, and programmable digital financial infrastructure on the internet.
Dylan Field shares insights on Figma's journey, emphasizing the importance of design, craft, and creating excellent products, while discussing the evolution of product development in the age of AI and the merging of traditional product roles.
Roelof Botha discusses Sequoia Capital's leadership philosophy, investment strategy, and perspectives on venture capital, emphasizing the firm's culture of stewardship, continuous innovation, and backing unconventional founders who aim to change the world.
Tyler Cowen discusses the emerging world of stablecoins, their potential to transform the financial system, and the regulatory challenges and opportunities they present in the US and globally.
A deep dive into Thrive Capital's investment strategy, focusing on making concentrated bets on transformative technology companies like Stripe, OpenAI, and Databricks, with an emphasis on understanding founders, product potential, and long-term market dynamics.
OpenAI's Dev Day 2025 podcast episode discusses the launch of Apps SDK, Agent Kit, MCP protocol, and the growing importance of prompting in AI development, highlighting the company's iterative approach to building developer tools and expanding their platform.
A deep dive into OpenAI's unique chip procurement deals with NVIDIA and AMD, discussions about Tesla's potential Roadster announcement, and a pitch from a startup solving doctor burnout through AI-assisted charting.
Tobi Lütke discusses his entrepreneurial journey with Shopify, exploring the company's unique culture of internal tool development, the evolving landscape of e-commerce, and his passion for solving complex problems in commerce.
Jesse Zhang shares insights into building Decagon, an AI customer service company, exploring their systematic approach to finding product-market fit through deep customer conversations and creating AI agents that can efficiently resolve customer issues across different channels and languages.
A wide-ranging discussion of recent AI, tech, energy, and longevity developments, highlighting rapid advancements in AI-generated content, robotics, computing, and potential breakthroughs in extending human lifespan.
In this episode, Alex Rattray, founder of Stainless, discusses the future of AI and Model Context Protocol (MCP), exploring how AI can interact with APIs and internet services through code execution tools, with a vision of creating more flexible and efficient AI interactions.
A conversation with Marc Andreessen, John Collison, and Charlie Songhurst exploring tech's big questions, including the history of Silicon Valley, AI as a platform shift, the nature of tech bubbles, and the evolving media landscape.
A wide-ranging conversation with Marc Andreessen and Charlie Songhurst exploring Silicon Valley's history, the potential of AI, the future of media, and the transformative impact of new technologies on society and institutions.
A deep dive into the world of AI startups, discussing everything from AI companions like Friend.com to content generation services, while exploring the ongoing tension between technological innovation and human authenticity.
James Gibson shares insights into Revolut Business's product strategy, team structure, and approach to building innovative financial products while maintaining rapid product velocity and a high-quality user experience.
A deep dive into Stripe's groundbreaking payments foundation model, exploring how AI and extensive transaction data can create a compounding advantage in fraud detection, risk assessment, and financial infrastructure for businesses.
Des Traynor discusses Intercom's transformation from a customer communication tool to a customer service platform to an AI-powered customer service solution, highlighting their strategic pivot to AI and the development of their AI agent Finn.
Hemant Taneja discusses General Catalyst's strategy of being a founder-focused platform, the future of venture capital, AI's impact on labor, and the importance of building companies that create value for society while maintaining a long-term, principled approach to investing.
A deep dive into Meta's new Ray Ban AI glasses, featuring a discussion on their technological capabilities, privacy concerns, and potential impact on society, alongside an interview with Lovable CEO Anton Osika about AI-powered coding and startup growth.
Mackenzie Burnett, CEO of Ambrook, discusses how his startup provides financial management software for farms, highlighting the complexity of agricultural businesses and the importance of rural resilience.
In this a16z Podcast episode, Alex, founder of Stainless, discusses the evolution of APIs as the "dendrites of the Internet" and how his experience at Stripe led him to create a platform for generating high-quality SDKs and developer tools. The conversation explores the emerging challenges of designing APIs for both human developers and AI agents, highlighting the importance of thoughtful interface design, type safety, and context management in the era of large language models.
Explores the ongoing browser wars, discussing Brave's privacy-focused approach, potential AI integration, and the possibility of Apple acquiring privacy-centric browser companies. The episode also delves into the Google antitrust case, Polymarket's regulatory developments, and various startup and tech industry trends.
A16z podcast hosts Martin Casado and Leo Polovitz explore the nuanced debate around consensus investing in venture capital, discussing whether being non-consensus is overrated or essential for identifying breakthrough companies. They delve into market efficiency, the importance of understanding investor sentiment, and the potential returns from investing in companies that challenge conventional wisdom.
Ryan Hudson discusses Zero Click, a platform building native advertising for AI systems that aims to make ad-supported free tiers viable for AI application developers through contextual, paid inference-time advertising. The conversation explores the potential benefits and challenges of AI advertising, including how to maintain user trust, create value for developers, and avoid the pitfalls of previous advertising revolutions.
Russell Brunson discusses the creation of OfferLab, a new platform designed to bring online entrepreneurs together through collaboration instead of competition, with the goal of helping businesses increase profits and build meaningful partnerships. The platform aims to solve the growing problem of rising ad costs, isolated business models, and the breakdown of the once-united Funnel Hacker community by providing a centralized marketplace where entrepreneurs can share and promote each other's offers.