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a16z Podcast

The a16z Podcast is the go-to place for discussions about innovation as technology changes the way we all work, live, and play. The show aims to help make sense of it all: for builders, for the tech curious, for anyone seeking to understand the future.

We do this through in-depth yet accessible conversations with the best technology experts: startup founders, top company leaders, researchers and academics, and renowned book authors.

The a16z Podcast regularly tops industry charts and has been featured on countless best-of lists. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts.

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Featured Episodes

Textiles as Tech, Science, Math, Culture, or Civilization

Virginia Postrel and Sonal Chokshi

AI, WebRTC, Crypto, and Full Stack Startups

Elad Gil, Sep Kamvar, and Chris Dixon

Feedback Loops — Company Culture, Change, and DevOps

Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Sonal Chokshi
Latest Episodes

Katherine Boyle: How Tech Can Rebuild America

Katherine Boyle, and Alex LaBossiere

Where We Are in the AI Cycle

Anish Acharya, Steven Sinofski, and Erik Torenberg

Building Cluely: The Viral AI Startup that raised $15M in 10 Weeks

Roy Lee, Bryan Kim, and Erik Torenberg

Chris Dixon & Tyler Cowen on Crypto, AI, and Philosophy

Tyler Cowen, and Chris Dixon

Why We Invested In Cluely

Bryan Kim, John Coogan, and Jordi Hays

The State of AI & Education

Olivia Moore, Justine Moore, and Zach Cohen

How Apple Became So Reliant on China & What it Means For Their Future

Steven Sinofsky, and Erik Torenberg

Adam Neumann: This is How You Build Iconic Companies

Adam Neumann, Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, and Erik Torenberg

What You Missed in AI This Week (Google, Apple, ChatGPT)

Olivia Moore, and Justine Moore

Marc Andreessen & Jack Altman: Venture Capital, AI, & Media

Marc Andreessen, and Jack Altman

Chris Dixon: Stablecoins, Startups, and the Crypto Stack

Chris Dixon, Jordi Hays, and John Coogan

The State of Consumer Tech in the Age of AI

Bryan Kim, Anish Achayra, Olivia Moore, Justine Moore, and Erik Torenberg

Fei-Fei Li: World Models and the Multiverse

Fei-Fei Li, Martin Casado, and Erik Torenberg

Marc Andreessen: What We Got Right—and Wrong—About the Future of Tech

marc andreessen, and Erik Torenberg

Where Crypto Meets AI with Chris Dixon & David George

David George, Chris Dixon, and Erik Torenberg

Rick Rubin: Vibe Coding is the Punk Rock of Software

erik Torenberg, Rick Rubin, Marc Andreessen, and Ben Horowitz

Where Value Will Accrue in AI: Martin Casado & Sarah Wang

Martin Casado, Sarah Wang, and Erik Torenberg

Sovereign AI: Why Nations Are Building Their Own Models

Anjney Midha, Erik Torenberg, and Guido Appenzeller

What Is an AI Agent?

Guido Appenzeller, Yoko Li, and Matt Bornstein

The Evolution of the Firm — with Ben and Marc

Ben Horowitz, Marc Andreessen, and Erik Torenberg

Unbundling the BPO: How AI Is Disrupting Outsourced Work

Steph Smith, and Kimberly Tan

Marc Andreessen: Deep Vs. Broad Founders, AI in America, & the New Face of a16z

Marc Andreessen, John Coogan, and Jordi Hays

What Super Agers Reveal About Preventing Disease

Dr. Eric Topol, and Vijay Pande

Startups & Defense: Katherine Boyle on TBPN

Katherine Boyle, Jordi Hays, and John Coogan

Do You Really Know Your ICP? Why It Matters and How to Find Out

Joe Morrissey, Michael King, Mark Regan, and Emma Janaskie

The Software Crisis Behind America's Infrastructure

Steph Smith, Phillip Buckendorf, Lieutenant General Leonard J Kosinski, and Leila Hay

What Comes After Mobile? Meta’s Andrew Bosworth on AI and Consumer Tech

David George, Andrew Bosworth, and Steph Smith

The Dual-Use Founder: Vets Now Building For America

Steph Smith, John Doyle, David Tuttle, Grant Jordan, and Matt Shortal

The Future of Drone Warfare

Ryan Tseng, Adam Bry, Matt Cronin, and Steph Smith

How to Build with the Department of Defense

Alex Miller, Justin Fanelli, and Leila Hay

The Top 100 GenAI Products, Ranked and Explained

Steph Smith, Olivia Moore, and Anish Acharya

Jensen Huang and Arthur Mensch on Winning the Global AI Race

Jensen Huang, Arthur Mensch, and Anjney Midha

Why AI Voice Feels More Human Than Ever

Anish Acharya, Olivia Moore, and Steph Smith

From Thesis to Meme to Fund: Building American Dynamism

Steph Smith, David Ulevitch, and Katherine Boyle

What Founders Get Wrong About Scaling – With Carta’s CEO

Josh Lu, Henry Ward, and Steph Smith

Creativity vs Control: Where AI Fits in the Creative Toolbox

Scott Belsky, Troy Kirwin, and Steph Smith

Who Will Own the Internet? a16z’s Chris Dixon on AI and Crypto

Steph Smith, Chris Dixon, and David George

The Critical Technology in Finding Critical Materials

Mfikeyi Makayi, George Gilchrist, Tom Hunt, Connie Chan, and Steph Smith

DeepSeek: America’s Sputnik Moment for AI?

Steph Smith, Martin Casado, and Steven Sinofsky

Ben Horowitz Sharing History with Dr. Clarence Jones, MLK's Speechwriter

Ben Horowitz, Dr. Clarence Jones, Megan Holston Alexander, and Steph Smith

How AI Is Changing Warfare with Brian Schimpf, CEO of Anduril

David George, and Brian Schimpf

RIP to RPA: How AI Makes Operations Work

Kimberly Tan, and Steph Smith

Marc Andreessen: Can Tech Finally Fix Healthcare?

Marc Andreessen, Vijay Pande, and Julie Yoo

Building Substack: Reinventing Culture through Subscriptions

Chris Best, and Andrew Chen

Crypto Trends for 2025: Stablecoins, App Stores, UX, and More

Sam Broner, Joachim Neu, Maggie Hsu, Steph Smith, Robert Hackett, Daren Matsuoka, Sonal Chokshi, and Chris Lyons

Super Staffing Healthcare, Codifying Compliance, & Scaling Services

Steph Smith, Julie Yoo, Angela Strange, and Joe Schmidt

The Race for AI—Search, National Infrastructure, & On-Device AI

Anjney Midha, Jennifer Li, and Alex Immerman

Jobs of the Future, Harnessing Earth Observation, & Gaming Tech Advances

Erin Price-Wright, Millen Anand, Troy Kirwin, and Steph Smith

Scaling Shopify: Tobias Lütke and Ben Horowitz on Building a Global Giant

Tobias Lütke, and Ben Horowitz

How AI is Transforming Labor Markets

angela strange, david haber, steph smith, and Alex Rampell

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