Podcast Episodes

Building APIs for Developers and AI Agents

Episode 919

Stainless founder Alex Rattray joins a16z partner Jennifer Li to talk about the future of APIs, SDKs, and the rise of MCP (Model Context Protocol). Drawing on his experience at Stripe—where he helped…

Published on 16 hours ago

How to Be Free: Shaka Senghor, Oprah Winfrey, Ben Horowitz

Episode 920

Taken from The Oprah Podcast, this special episode brings together Shaka Senghor, a16z cofounder Ben Horowitz, and Oprah Winfrey for a powerful conversation on resilience and transformation.

Shaka, a …

Published on 1 day, 16 hours ago

Is Non-Consensus Investing Overrated?

Episode 917

Is non-consensus investing overrated—or the secret to venture returns?

a16z General Partner Erik Torenberg is joined by Martín Casado (General Partner, a16z) and Leo Polovets (General Partner, Humba V…

Published on 2 days, 16 hours ago

Jack Altman & Martin Casado on the Future of VC

Episode 918

Jack Altman sits down with Martin Casado, General Partner at a16z, to unpack the shifting dynamics of venture capital and why media matters more than ever. They cover a16z’s evolution from generalist…

Published on 3 days, 10 hours ago

Chris Best of Substack on the Future of Media

Episode 915

What if the future of media isn’t controlled by algorithms or legacy institutions—but by independent voices building directly with their audiences?

In this episode, Erik Torenberg is joined by Chris B…

Published on 4 days, 9 hours ago

Katherine Boyle on Shawn Ryan

Episode 914

Venture capital has powered companies like Facebook and TikTok—but what if that same urgency fueled America’s defense and industrial base? Katherine Boyle, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and …

Published on 1 week ago

Monopolies vs Oligopolies in AI

Episode 913

In this interview from the 20VC podcast, Martin Casado (a16z General Partner) joins Harry Stebbings to unpack the state of AI, the rise of coding models, the future of open vs. closed source, and how…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

The Top 100 Most Used AI Apps in 2025

Episode 912

What are real consumers actually doing with AI today?

In this episode, a16z consumer investors Olivia Moore and Justine Moore break down the fifth edition of our Consumer AI 100, a biannual ranking of…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

Aaron Levie and Steven Sinofsky on the AI-Worker Future

Episode 911

What exactly is an AI agent, and how will agents change the way we work?

In this episode, a16z general partners Erik Torenberg and Martin Casado sit down with Aaron Levie (CEO, Box) and Steven Sinofsk…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

Ben Horowitz on How a16z Was Built

Episode 910

Erik Torenberg sits down with Ben Horowitz, Cofounder of a16z, for a candid conversation on venture capital, leadership, and the future of innovation. Recorded live at a16z’s Menlo Park offices in 20…

Published on 2 weeks ago