On Pharma Trends and Big Company Innovation
How does the world’s largest producer of medicines in terms of volume balance the science and the business of innovation? How does an enterprise at such vast scale make decisions about what to build v...
11 Tammi 202059min
Personal Genomics: Where Are We, Really?
This is a turn of the decade (and January-themed) look backward/ look forward into personal genomics, given recent and past retrospective and prospective pieces in the media on the promise, and perils...
6 Tammi 202019min
Why We Should Be Optimistic About the Future
Many skeptics thought the internet would never reach mass adoption, but today it’s shaping global culture, is integral to our lives -- and it's just the beginning. In this conversation from our 2019 i...
2 Tammi 202044min
What to Know about CFIUS
When innovation and capital go global, so do restrictions on trade, foreign investment, and more. Over the past couple years, U.S. policymakers have expanded the scope of the Committee on Foreign Inve...
23 Joulu 201946min
Are ISAs the Solution to Student Debt?
A bold proposal: You go to college for free, then pay back the school after graduation—but only if you get a job in your field of study and make a high enough salary to afford it. It's called an incom...
19 Joulu 201927min
Shonda Rhimes on How to Create Stories (and Products) People Want
Hollywood and Silicon Valley seem so different, but are more alike than we think. What challenges do tech startup founders and other creative founders -- like showrunners and executive producers -- si...
17 Joulu 201934min
The Journey from 0 to 1, from Mosaic to Netscape
As part of a new series where we will share select a16z partner appearances on other podcasts with our audience here, this episode is cross-posted from the new show Starting Greatness -- featuring int...
17 Joulu 201944min
Direct Listings, Myths and Facts
We’ve covered a lot of the strategic financing milestones for startups seeking to build a sustainable and enduring business -- from mindsets for startup fundraising to when and how to build a finance ...
11 Joulu 201944min
