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Every long episode from a16z Podcast, read in minutes: the key takeaways, the chapters, and a digest of the whole conversation. The a16z Show discusses tech and culture trends, news, and the future – especially as ‘software eats the world’. It features industry experts, business leaders, and other interesting thinkers and voices from around the world. This show is produced by Andreessen Horowitz (aka “a16…
The State of AI: Macro, Apps, and Consumer
Anish Acharya of a16z discusses the current state of AI, from the competitive model landscape to the explosion of applications and the rise of consumer AI, including the potential for personal agents and the evolving role of founders.
Why Medical AI Needs a Referee | Protege's Engy Ziedan
Protege co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer Engy Ziedan discusses why healthcare AI needs a much better way to measure performance, the gap between benchmarks and real-world clinical tasks, and what happens when models evolve faster than the healthcare system can evaluate them.
Martin Casado on Where the Value Is Going in AI
Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Martin Casado explains why AI has created something unusual: small teams that can productively put enormous amounts of capital to work and turn that capital into capability, usage, and growth faster than we’ve seen in previous technology cycles.
Microsoft's Deputy CISO on Securing AI Agents
Microsoft's Deputy CISO, Aaron Zoleman, discusses the challenges and strategies for securing AI agents, comparing them to managing human interns and emphasizing the need for robust security fundamentals in a rapidly evolving AI landscape.
How Global Networks Are Reshaping Startup Success
Angela Strange and Gabriel Vasquez of a16z discuss the rise of "borderless founders" and how global networks are reshaping startup success, particularly with the acceleration of AI.
How Whatnot Built a Global Marketplace
Whatnot co-founder Grant LaFontaine sits down with a16z General Partner David George to unpack how live shopping combines commerce, entertainment, discovery, and community in a way traditional e-commerce doesn't.