Of Emojis and Innovation
This rerun podcast (first recorded in 2015, now being rerun as one of our evergreen classics/ favorites) -- is ALL about emoji. But it's really about how innovation really comes about: through the ten...
15 Okt 201938min
The Environment, Capitalism, Technology
It used to be that the only way for humanity to grow -- and progress -- was through destroying the environment. Sure, the Industrial Revolution brought about the growth of our economies, our populatio...
4 Okt 201946min
16 Minutes on the News #10: Amazon Healthcare, Oculus VR/AR, Google Quantum Supremacy?
Our news podcast, 16 Minutes -- where we quickly cover the top headlines of the week, the a16z way (why are these topics in the news; what's real, what's hype from our vantage point of tech trends) --...
30 Sep 201922min
New Business Models for Gaming, Collaboration, Creativity
The combination of cloud, social, and mobile took gaming beyond a small base of just console- and PC-gamers to a massive player base. But the underlying business model -- the concept of "free-to-play"...
28 Sep 201942min
16 Minutes on the News #9: All the Recent Phone Hacks
This is episode #9 of our news show, 16 Minutes, where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way -- why they’re in the news; why they matter from our vantage point in tech -- and sha...
23 Sep 201919min
a16z Podcast: The Biology of Pain
What is the nature of physical pain? Why do we even experience it? Is there one type, or many? Do people experience pain differently? What is happening in our brains and our bodies when we experience ...
17 Sep 201936min
16 Minutes on the News #8: Apple Camera, Services; Wearables - Where are We
with @benedictevans @vijaypande and @smc90 This is episode #8 of our news show, 16 Minutes, where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way -- why they're in the news; why they matte...
16 Sep 201920min
a16z Podcast: How to Pay for Healthcare Based on Health
There's been a lot of talk about the need for our healthcare system to shift away from volume and fee-for-service, where you pay by appointment, procedure, etc, to value-based care, where you pay for ...
6 Sep 201936min
