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Back to SearchSurviving Market Cycles & Startup Lessons for Founders
Episode 86
with @AriannaSimpson @jacqmelinek
Crypto is known for its high and low market cycles... What must founders know — and what can they do — to survive the volatility?
In this episode, we unpack the lesson…
Published on 20 hours ago
After the Foundation Era: Tokens, Policy, and Startup Structures
Episode 85
with @eddylazzarin @milesjennings @JasonYanowitz
Welcome to web3 with a16z crypto. Today’s episode is on a super timely topic: How to design, govern, and grow decentralized networks in today’s changin…
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
The antimemetics (and memetics) of making ideas happen -- in crypto and beyond
Episode 84
with @nayafia and @smc90
Ideas, memes, and vibes are some of the most important drivers of modern technology adoption, marketing, and much more -- and have been much-covered by everyone from Darwin t…
Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago
GENIUS Becomes Law: What It Took to Pass the First Rules for Stablecoins in the U.S.
Episode 83
with @rhhackett @milesjennings @BenNapier & Michael Reed
Today we're talking about the passage of the GENIUS Act — that's the "Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act" — wh…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
11 Ideas for AI x Crypto
Episode 82
with @rhhackett @SamBroner @skominers @liz_harkavy @CarraWu @jay_drainjr @mg_486662
Today's episode is a special one. It's a round table on some of the most compelling ideas at the intersection of AI …
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
What We're Reading & Technology Changing Reading
Episode 81
with @rhhackett @smc90 @stephbzinn @tim_org
In a now-annual tradition, the a16z crypto editorial team discuss themes (and picks) from a16z crypto's latest reading list, as well as books we keep re-rea…
Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago
5 Charts That Explain Crypto Right Now
Episode 80
with @DarenMatsuoka @rhhackett
Today we've got a midyear market update and news episode for you.
At the end of last year, our guest — and resident data weatherman — Daren Matsuoka put out a post on "5…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Wait — The Bank Froze Your Life Savings?
Episode 79
with @MinarikLaw @EMinSF @rhhackett
Imagine waking up one day to find your bank account frozen. No warning. No explanation. No recourse.
This is not a thought experiment. It’s a real situation. And it’…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Inside the Solana Story: Near-Death Brushes and a Need for Speed (with Solana)
Episode 78
with @aeyakovenko @alive_eth
Today’s episode features Solana cofounder Anatoly Yakovenko in conversation with a16z General Partner Ali Yahya, recorded live at our CSX Crypto Startup Accelerator progra…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
With AI, Anyone Can Be a Coder (with Github CEO)
Episode 77
In this special episode from TED Tech, hear from GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke on how AI is breaking the barrier to entry for coding. Who could a coder look like if you could code just by talking out loud…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago