Podcast Episodes
Back to Searcha16z Podcast: Public or Private? Finding the Right Board Seat
Episode 76
Getting a board seat isn't just about adding value, but also about what value you take from it for your career. But why do it? When? How? And should …
10 years, 11 months ago
a16z Podcast: The Truth about Serving on Boards (with Diane Greene and Marc Andreessen)
Episode 75
Diane Greene -- who is on the boards of Google and Intuit -- has some golden rules when it comes to serving on boards. No 1: “You don’t want to tell …
10 years, 11 months ago
a16z Podcast: Building a Better Board
Episode 74
Of the 371 board seats that opened up last year (within Fortune 500 companies that is), 39% ended up going to first-time board members. So how did th…
10 years, 11 months ago
a16z Podcast: What the Apple Watch Is -- and Isn't
Episode 73
As technology outgrows the tech industry, it moves from selling utilitarian products to selling things that fulfill other desires or pleasures. The A…
10 years, 11 months ago
a16z Podcast: Embracing Sales
Episode 72
Companies founded by a group of engineers often have a deep-seated mistrust of sales -- or more precisely, salespeople. That was the case at GitHub, …
10 years, 11 months ago
a16z Podcast: Getting Sales Right
Episode 71
It may seem like good apps or services sell themselves. That's what the whole viral thing is all about, right? Wrong, says Daniel Shapero, who helped…
10 years, 11 months ago
a16z Podcast: The Marketplace Rules
Episode 70
Online marketplaces are growing much faster than e-commerce overall. Why is that? And what new kinds of marketplaces powered by the internet and mobi…
11 years ago
a16z Podcast: Tools for How We Work Today
Episode 69
You've heard the story: Slack began as a game. But almost exactly 1 year ago today, the internal tool the team built for its own use became a team co…
11 years ago
a16z Podcast: Searching for Mobile's Third OS
Episode 68
Consumers seem content with the mobile duopoly we currently have. So what can be gained from a third mobile operating system? If it's an open computi…
11 years ago
a16z Podcast: Crisis Time -- What to Do When Things Go Sideways
Episode 67
A crisis can be an opportunity to change your culture. But you have to get through the crisis first, and that starts with getting to the truth of wha…
11 years ago