Novartis CEO Vasant Narasimhan on Transforming a 250-Year-Old Company
a16z general partner Jorge Conde talks with Vasant Narasimhan, CEO of Novartis International, about transforming a 250-year-old conglomerate into a pure play medicines company and unlocking $180 billi...
16 Feb 58min
Balaji and Dan Wang: The Engineering State vs Lawyerly State
Balaji Srinivasan speaks with Dan Wang, author of Breakneck, about China's industrial rise, America's competing strengths in software and finance, and what happens when an engineering state and a lawy...
13 Feb 1h 3min
Anish Acharya: Is SaaS Dead in a World of AI?
In this episode from 20VC, Harry Stebbings talks with Anish Acharya, general partner at a16z, about the future of SaaS in an AI world. Anish argues that software is completely oversold and that the ge...
12 Feb 1h 21min
How Magic Johnson Built a Billion-Dollar Portfolio in 30 Years
a16z’s Chris Lyons speaks with Earvin "Magic" Johnson about his 30-year journey from athlete to billionaire businessman. They cover the art of deal-making, lessons from mentors Michael Ovitz and Dr. J...
11 Feb 1h 5min
Marc Andreessen: Who Runs the World’s AI?
Cisco president and CPO Jeetu Patel speaks with a16z cofounder Marc Andreessen about why AI may finally break a 50-year productivity slump—and what's at stake if America doesn't win the race. They dis...
10 Feb 26min
The State of Markets
a16z Head of Investor Relations Jen Kha speaks with general partner David George about the state of AI and private technology markets. David shares data on why AI companies are growing 2.5x faster tha...
9 Feb 47min
Balaji & Benedict Evans: When Tech Breaks Industries
This episode originally appeared on the Network State Podcast. Balaji Srinivasan and Benedict Evans sit down in Singapore for a wide-ranging conversation on the mechanics of disruption. Evans, a forme...
6 Feb 2h 6min
Why This Isn't the Dot-Com Bubble | Martin Casado on WSJ's BOLD NAMES
Christopher Mims and Tim Higgins of the Wall Street Journal sit down with a16z General Partner Martin Casado on WSJ’s Bold Names to ask whether the AI spending boom is a bubble waiting to burst. Marti...
5 Feb 29min
