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On container ships, supply chains, and the physical world
Episode 640
"Beyond the Meme: Ever Given, Supply Chains, and the Physical World" -- by Ryan Petersen (June 2021). Bio + essay details/ originally appeared at: ht…
4 years, 7 months ago
Crypto Security and the New Web3 Mindsets for Users
Episode 639
Today’s episode is all about crypto security — that is, the new mindsets and the new strategies for storing crypto assets safely while also allowing …
4 years, 8 months ago
Cloud Wars and Company Wars: Play Nice But Win
Episode 638
There are lots of challenges in being public while trying to innovate, and limits to being a private company as well; but it's rare to see a company …
4 years, 8 months ago
Uncontrolled Spread: Science, Policy, Institutions, Infrastructure
Episode 637
There's no question technology played a huge role in the recent/current pandemic, including especially in the plug-and-play engineering and incredibl…
4 years, 9 months ago
Systems Leadership for Disruptors and Incumbents
Episode 636
There's been a false dichotomy in technology and management lore over the past decade, between "brain" and "brawn", digital and physical, independenc…
4 years, 11 months ago
NFT Use Cases, Today and Tomorrow
Episode 635
Recently, a16z and the Stanford Center for Blockchain Research hosted the NFT Virtual Summit, which brought together leading thinkers and builders on…
5 years, 1 month ago
Man, Mosquito, Malaria Vaccine
Episode 634
Playing out against the backdrop of a global pandemic (including recent massive surges in regions around the world) is the news that came out a week …
5 years, 1 month ago
Crypto, an Oral Essay
Episode 633
This is a special episode of the a16z podcast — it's an audio history, told through the voices of the a16z crypto team, about what crypto is, how it …
5 years, 2 months ago
On Monetizing Community with Patreon Cofounder Sam Yam
Episode 632
It's clear from the growth of Patreon, Substack, TikTok, Clubhouse and many more that the power of the Creator Economy continues to build. These plat…
5 years, 2 months ago
The Creator Economy: NFTs and Beyond
Episode 631
In today’s episode of the a16z Podcast, we’re talking about the Creator Economy, and how NFTs (but not just NFTS!) are making it possible for artists…
5 years, 2 months ago