Fixing Education in America: What's Stopping Us?
Over half of Americans live in childcare deserts, while 90% of brain development happens before the age of five. All the while, education and childcare remain among the most resistant sectors to techn...
6 Des 202438min
Prediction Markets and Beyond
This episode was originally published on our sister podcast, web3 with a16z. If you’re excited about the next generation of the internet, check out the show: https://link.chtbl.com/hrr_h-XCWe've heard...
2 Des 20241h 49min
Death of a Salesforce: Why AI Will Transform Sales
Sales is evolving. AI-native systems are replacing traditional CRM tools, capturing unstructured insights from emails, Slack, surveys, and more in real time. These systems automate early-stage tasks l...
25 Nov 202416min
The Longevity Imperative: Redefining the Way We Age
What if the biggest challenge of our time isn’t living longer, but living better? In this episode, we’re tackling one of humanity’s greatest accomplishments—and perhaps its most overlooked challenge: ...
18 Nov 202440min
Rebuilding America's Industrial Backbone
America is a country of immense wealth, but our manufacturing infrastructure is struggling to keep pace.In this episode, we discuss the overlooked crisis of American manufacturing and what it means fo...
11 Nov 202432min
Autonomy Across Air, Land, and Sea
2024 has been a milestone year for autonomous tech. Waymo’s fully autonomous driver has surpassed 20 million miles, while FAA approvals now allow commercial drones to fly without visual observers, adv...
4 Nov 202448min
State of Crypto 2024: Builder Energy, U.S. Election, Stablecoins, AI, More
We take you behind the scenes of our newly released, annual State of Crypto Report — a16z crypto's analysis of the latest data and trends that have defined the industry in 2024. This year's report fea...
29 Okt 202454min
Tesla's Road Ahead: The Bitter Lesson in Robotics
What does Rich Sutton’s "Bitter Lesson" reveal about the decisions Tesla is making in its pursuit of autonomy?In this episode, we dive into Tesla’s recent "We, Robot" event, where they unveiled bold p...
24 Okt 202436min
