What the Narrow Waist of the Internet Means for Innovation Today

Did you know the U.S. nurse labor market is over $600 billion annually, but the dedicated software market for nurses is almost zero?In this episode General Partners Alex Rampell, David Haber, and Ange...

11 Dec 202444min

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 Dec 202438min

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 Dec 20241h 49min

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

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

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

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

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