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Episode 666
Over the last 20 years, the idea of “designing biology” has gone from science fiction to just science, as the field of synthetic biology has exploded…
3 years, 7 months ago
Mining the Data for Cobalt
Episode 665
In this episode from July 2019, Kurt House, CEO and co-founder of Kobold Metals, John Thompson, professor of earth and geosciences at Cornell; and Co…
3 years, 8 months ago
Applying AI in B2B
Episode 664
In this episode from October 2019, People.AI founder and CEO Oleg Rogynskyy and a16z partner Peter Lauten discuss with Das Rush about what the rise o…
3 years, 8 months ago
More from Less: The Environment, Capitalism, and Technology
Episode 663
In this episode from October 2019, a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen and former a16z podcast showrunner Sonal Choksi bring on MIT economist and bestsel…
3 years, 8 months ago
Blockchains, crypto, & web3: Connections, models, more
Episode 662
Blockchain, crypto, web3 – these terms get thrown around a lot and sometimes interchangeably, but what are the actual connections between them? And w…
3 years, 8 months ago
Crypto, an Oral Essay
Episode 661
In this special “innovation overview” episode from April 2021, the a16z crypto team and other experts take you from the ground up of crypto and web3 …
3 years, 8 months ago
Stories of Startup Survival Mode
Episode 660
In this episode from February 2017, a16z co-founder Ben Horowitz and Jason Rosenthal, former Lytro CEO (now Vice President, Subscription Services, at…
3 years, 9 months ago
Innovating While Scaling: Lessons from Amazon
Episode 659
In this episode from February 2021, early Amazon execs Colin Bryar and Bill Carr -- in conversation with a16z's Sonal Chokshi -- go beyond the well-k…
3 years, 9 months ago
When Gross Margins Matter
Episode 658
Gross margins–which are essentially a company’s revenue from products and services minus the costs to deliver those products and services to customer…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Founder to Investor Journey
Episode 657
This week, we have a special crossover episode from June 2021: Joel Beasley, host of the Modern CTO podcast, interviews a16z general partner David Ul…
3 years, 9 months ago