a16z Bio + Health #15: The mRNA Revolution with Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel
mRNA research before COVID and how "mRNA is code" [3:21]The early days of COVID: designing a vaccine in 48 hours [5:44]The software behind the vaccine: getting mRNA researchers out of Excel and into a...
11 Kesä 20211h 7min
Boss Talk #15: Copycats, Inventors vs. Operators. Hiring SDRs, and more
Fab 5 Freddy on New York in the 70s, Warhol, Blondie, Basquiat, and Yo! MTV Raps [1:40]Contrarian strategy and challenging assumptions [5:12]Boring AI and solving meaningful problems [8:42]Drop-in aud...
28 Touko 20211h
GTM #2: Product-led Marketing
The six functions in an enterprise marketing org [2:54]Why product marketing is the killer function [6:52]How do you hire a world class product marketer? [11:16]Is community or developer evangelists i...
24 Touko 202159min
Boss Talk #14: New Media Models with Substack
What did Substack think about the NYTimes article "Why We’re Freaking Out About Substack" [1:01]What is Substack? [4:40]The issues with social media content models and how Substack is different [5:54]...
21 Touko 202158min
NFT Virtual Summit (full audio)
For videos of the NFT Virtual Summit, visit a16z.com. Session 1: The Future of the Digital Ownership Economy with Dan Boneh (Stanford University) and Chris Dixon (a16z)What is an NFT? [3:01]Why are NF...
19 Touko 20212h 1min
a16z Bio + Health #14: How do we safely deliver more gene therapies?
What inspired Eric and Sam to start Dyno [4:09]How does the use of ML impact Dyno's GTM [10:40]The current challenges of gene therapy [21:43]Why Dyno wants to be a horizontal platform for gene therapy...
18 Touko 20211h 14min
Boss Talk #13: Book Club for Bosses
Note: the recording of this episode starts a minute or two into the show.Ali recommends: The Hard Thing about Hard Things by Ben Horowitz [0:18]Ben recommends: High Output Management by Andy Grove [4...
14 Touko 202159min
