Principles for Work and Life
In the face of great uncertainty, how do you make decisions? Can you really apply the lessons of the past to the present and the future, to navigate seemingly new situations and get what you want out ...
16 Mar 202250min
How the Internet Happened
In his book (and podcast), Brian McCullough chronicles the history and evolution of the internet -- from college kids in a basement and the dot-com boom, to the applications built on top of it and the...
10 Mar 202247min
Technologies & Threads Through the Fabric of Our Lives
original episode notes and transcript here: https://future.a16z.com/podcasts/textiles-technology-science-math-cultures-civilization/Longtime podcast showrunner (2014-2022), primary host, and editor So...
21 Feb 20221h 12min
Innovating and Deciding, for Companies and People
original episode notes and transcript here: https://future.a16z.com/podcasts/innovating-in-bets/Longtime podcast showrunner (2014-2022), primary host, and editor Sonal Chokshi shares three best-of epi...
20 Feb 202248min
Geo-engineering and the Power of Narrative
original episode notes and transcript here: https://future.a16z.com/podcasts/pleistocenepark-geoengineering-iceagebiome/Longtime podcast showrunner (2014-2022), primary host, and editor Sonal Chokshi ...
19 Feb 202231min
M&A, Before and After: What Founders Need to Know
Welcome to the a16z podcast. Today we’re talking about the mindsets and frameworks founders should know about when navigating the mergers and acquisitions or M&A process, both before and after – inclu...
26 Jan 202225min
How 'Hyperscalers' are Innovating — and Competing — in the Data Center
Innovation in the data center has been constrained by the traditional model of suppliers providing fixed-function chips that limit how much the biggest data center operators can differentiate. But pro...
10 Des 202124min
Kickstarting Network Effects
What are network effects? [1:32]How do you cold start and get your first users? [2:33]Atomic networks and why minimum viable community is more important than minimum viable product [6:36]How do you cu...
6 Des 202131min
