a16z Podcast: Messaging is the Medium
The potential to turn messaging into a platform is driving much of the excitement in mobile, says a16z’s Benedict Evans. It's a platform through which other apps flow (and where all the users get aggr...
3 Apr 201525min
a16z Podcast: Security's Painful Prominence and Why There is No Turning Back -- with Marc Andreessen
Cyber attacks are growing in number and impact, and the reason is simple: there's more of value (and more vectors to) steal in our increasingly virtual world. So how are we to continue to move forward...
31 Mar 201534min
a16z Podcast: How to Lead, Not Manage Your Board
As the CEO of a startup your board is a critical tool in helping your company grow; the board is there to make you a better CEO. (Or at least it should be.) But how do you best leverage your board’s e...
26 Mar 201548min
a16z Podcast: Public or Private? Finding the Right Board Seat
Getting a board seat isn't just about adding value, but also about what value you take from it for your career. But why do it? When? How? And should you focus on a public or private company? To answer...
25 Mar 201529min
a16z Podcast: The Truth about Serving on Boards (with Diane Greene and Marc Andreessen)
Diane Greene -- who is on the boards of Google and Intuit -- has some golden rules when it comes to serving on boards. No 1: “You don’t want to tell them how to do strategy, whether it’s a big company...
20 Mar 201550min
a16z Podcast: Building a Better Board
Of the 371 board seats that opened up last year (within Fortune 500 companies that is), 39% ended up going to first-time board members. So how did they pull it off? What are some strategies for landin...
16 Mar 201531min
a16z Podcast: What the Apple Watch Is -- and Isn't
As technology outgrows the tech industry, it moves from selling utilitarian products to selling things that fulfill other desires or pleasures. The Apple Watch is a perfect example of this market shif...
11 Mar 201514min
a16z Podcast: Embracing Sales
Companies founded by a group of engineers often have a deep-seated mistrust of sales -- or more precisely, salespeople. That was the case at GitHub, says CEO and co-founder Chris Wanstrath: It wasn't ...
5 Mar 201523min
