Thanks to Ben Horowitz for the interview. Timestamps below. We're proudly sponsored by Vanta. Get $1000 off Vanta with www.vanta.com/upstream (02:55) Ben on what allows the legendary VC firms to be great for multi-decades (04:05) a16z’s unique product-first, investor-second approach (05:20) YC as a16z’s closest spiritual analog (08:40) Ben on why venture firms should stay private (10:40) How a16z scaled their fund sizes to market opportunities (11:40) Why a16z chose to go bigger than Benchmark or USV on fund size (13:20) “Spreadsheet” VCs vs. people-first VCs (15:00) a16z’s customer-focused strategy (16:28) The firm’s unique approach to governance (16:50) Sponsor: Mercury, Vanta (18:55) Shared economics and centralized control (20:20) Ben’s view on the future of venture (23:00) How Ben thinks about riding trends like AI, crypto, etc. (26:00) a16z’s AI strategy (31:00) Will a16z expand into multi-asset firms like BlackRock? (32:00) How a16z thinks about their LPs differently from other firms (34:28) Sponsor: NetSuite (37:00) Peacetime vs. Wartime VCs
The critics were laughing at the Dot Coms after the bust just like they are foolishly laughing at the Metaverse now. Zuck is going to end up laughing last.
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Thanks to Ben Horowitz for the interview. Timestamps below. We're proudly sponsored by Vanta. Get $1000 off Vanta with www.vanta.com/upstream
(02:55) Ben on what allows the legendary VC firms to be great for multi-decades
(04:05) a16z’s unique product-first, investor-second approach
(05:20) YC as a16z’s closest spiritual analog
(08:40) Ben on why venture firms should stay private
(10:40) How a16z scaled their fund sizes to market opportunities
(11:40) Why a16z chose to go bigger than Benchmark or USV on fund size
(13:20) “Spreadsheet” VCs vs. people-first VCs
(15:00) a16z’s customer-focused strategy
(16:28) The firm’s unique approach to governance
(16:50) Sponsor: Mercury, Vanta
(18:55) Shared economics and centralized control
(20:20) Ben’s view on the future of venture
(23:00) How Ben thinks about riding trends like AI, crypto, etc.
(26:00) a16z’s AI strategy
(31:00) Will a16z expand into multi-asset firms like BlackRock?
(32:00) How a16z thinks about their LPs differently from other firms
(34:28) Sponsor: NetSuite
(37:00) Peacetime vs. Wartime VCs
The set up looks really good, appreciate the upgrade Erik!
This is actually at a16z's office, not Erik's setup lol
@@gzwerpjgbflmfao at least the footage and audio quality rules.
Great interview! Always love hearing from Ben!
Gotta love a Horowitz interview.
The critics were laughing at the Dot Coms after the bust just like they are foolishly laughing at the Metaverse now. Zuck is going to end up laughing last.
Metaverse bro?