The a16z Podcast 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 podcast is produced by Andreessen Horowitz (aka “a16z”), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Multiple episodes are released every week; visit a16z.com for more details and to sign up for our newsletters and other content as well!
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"web3 with a16z" is a show about the next generation of the internet, and about how builders and users -- whether artists, coders, creators, developers, companies, organizations, or communities -- now have the ability to not just "read" (web1) + "write" (web2) but "own" (web3) pieces of the internet, unlocking a new wave of creativity and entrepreneurship. Brought to you by a16z crypto, this show is the definitive resource for understanding and going deeper on all things crypto and web3. Fro ...
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Andreessen Horowitz ("a16z") co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz explore everything from science to business to culture, all through the lens of technology.
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A myriad of AI, science, and technology experts explore the real challenges and enormous opportunities facing entrepreneurs who are building the future of health. Raising Health, a podcast by a16z Bio + Health and hosted by Kris Tatiossian and Olivia Webb, dives deep into the heart of biotechnology and healthcare innovation. Join veteran company builders, operators, and investors Vijay Pande, Julie Yoo, Vineeta Agarwala, and Jorge Conde, along with distinguished guests like Mark Cuban, Greg ...
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Conversations with founders, operators, and investors shaping the future of financial services. Hosted by the founder of Cambrian Ventures, Rex Salisbury. Rex previously was a Partner at A16Z, where he helped launch the fintech vertical. He has over a decade of experience working in finance & fintech primarily as a software engineer before becoming a venture capitalist. visit cambrianhq.com to learn more.
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a16z Live is the place to listen to recorded live discussions and events featuring, hosted, or co-hosted by a16z partners (with outside voices too). As a reminder, all content posted here is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. Views expressed are those of the individuals and not the views of Andreessen Horowitz, please see a16z.com/disclosures for more. To learn more about the broader a16z Podcast network and ...
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Conversations with people I admire about things I’m genuinely interested in
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16 Minutes on the News is a short news podcast where we cover the top headlines of the week, the a16z podcast way -- why are these topics in the news; what's real, what's hype from our vantage point; and what are our experts' quick takes on these trends? About the a16z Podcast: 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 ...
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The Information’s TITV is first in tech news and analysis from the people that break and shape the story. The rest is just commentary. Watch every weekday at 10 am PT/ 1 pm ET on The Information.com/titv, App, YouTube, X—and on demand wherever you get your podcasts.
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Interviews with the top VCs & Founders leading the next tech innovation cycle.
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A guide to the unique mindset and approach that drives Silicon Valley style disruption. Build product, raise money, and scale your startup like the best. TSP hosts Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein share practical advice based on decades of experience at Google, Uber, and their own startups.
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The business of games is ever changing however the phrase “games are hard to make” seems constant. As a reaction to this sentiment, we wanted to sit down with battle-tested developers, entrepreneurs, and startups, to learn how they navigated their own choppy waters. What we found is that winning isn't defined by the hand dealt but the strategy and foresight of how to play it. This is Win Conditions.
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Economist and "Noahpinion" writer Noah Smith and investor Erik Torenberg make sense of what’s happening in the news, technology, business, and beyond, through the lens of economics.
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"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis
Erik Torenberg, Nathan Labenz
A biweekly podcast where hosts Nathan Labenz and Erik Torenberg interview the builders on the edge of AI and explore the dramatic shift it will unlock in the coming years. The Cognitive Revolution is part of the Turpentine podcast network. To learn more: turpentine.co
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The CIO exchange podcast features technology and business leaders from around the world, discussing what's working, what's not, and what's next. Through stories of failure, success, passion, and struggle, we explore the ways in which these tech executives have moved both their companies and their careers forward. Each episode is a conversation focusing on a unique topic intended to provide the insight and perspective needed to help others make progress. This podcast is produced by VMware, a ...
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On Turpentine VC, host and venture capitalist Erik Torenberg delves deep into the art and science of building successful venture firms through conversations with the world’s best investors and operators. Hear about insider strategies on decision-making, investment theses, and building firms for the long term—from the ground-level, VC to VC. Guests in season 1 include Ben Horowitz of a16z, Mamood Hamid and Ilya Fushman of Kleiner Perkins, and Alfred Lin of Sequoia.
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Join Cody Simms each week as he engages with experts across disciplines to explore innovations driving the transition of energy and industry. Inevitable is an MCJ podcast. This show was formerly known as 'My Climate Journey.'
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Welcome to CMO Conversations – a podcast that takes you inside the mind of the modern CMO. Every other week, Drift CMO Tricia Gellman sits down with a different CMO and goes deep on their experience. What did their path to becoming a CMO look like? What advice do they have for up-and-coming marketers? What’s their superpower? And how do they navigate the challenges of a role that's constantly evolving? Because if there's one thing today's CMO can count on – it's change.
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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) interviews the world's greatest venture capitalists with prior guests including Sequoia's Doug Leone and Benchmark's Bill Gurley. Once per week, 20VC Host, Harry Stebbings is also joined by one of the great founders of our time with prior founder episodes from Spotify's Daniel Ek, Linkedin's Reid Hoffman, and Snowflake's Frank Slootman. If you would like to see more of The Twenty Minute VC (20VC), head to www.20vc.com for more information on the podcast, show note ...
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The tech media loves a splashy funding announcement - millions of dollars injected into a hot startup primed to become a unicorn. But what about the work behind those headlines? Host Jason Yeh, a former VC and venture-backed startup founder, talks with entrepreneurs about how they raised the capital to launch world-changing startups. Their conversations uncover incredible stories including cautionary tales, inspirational memories, and even some insightful tips. Keep up with us on social @fun ...
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Curating & reposting the ~2 best podcasts per week from the likes of a16z, recode, Tim Ferriss, TED, etc. There are simply too many good podcasts out there, let us pick the best two each week for you. Copyright is owned by the publisher, not this podcast, audio is streamed directly from publisher's servers.
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Generation AI is the groundbreaking podcast designed exclusively for higher education professionals who are keen to navigate the dynamic world of Artificial Intelligence. In a landscape where AI is rapidly transforming how we teach, learn, and engage, "Generation AI" serves as your essential guide. Each episode delves into the most pressing AI topics, breaking down complex concepts into understandable, actionable insights. Whether you're a marketer, administrator, or tech enthusiast, this sh ...
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Welcome to the official Digicorp Podcast - D’Podcast. Digicorp is a software consultancy and startup studio based in Ahmedabad, India. We build usable software products for startups. We also work on home-grown ideas and spin off the most promising ones as separate ventures. But why one more podcast? There are millions of them already! WHY, WHY, WHY? Well, we hear a lot of quality podcasts like a16z Podcast, Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots by ThoughtBot, Track Changes by Post Li ...
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Conversations with business leaders and changemakers on how they built their business and what keeps them going.
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Bite-sized clips with TED level top thinkers, founders and scientists on how advances in biotech & genomics, space travel, IoT, AI and other exponential tech converge to create our collective future and what we can do, from a research and policy perspective to shape the trends, technologies and societal norms for a better world. Main Podcast: https://disruptors.fm/itunes If in-depth, unscripted conversations with the researchers, startups and future thinkers transforming the future of all of ...
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Connecting you with the people, companies, and ideas revolutionizing global financial services. Our guests are the leading fintech founders, investors, and thinkers in the world. Subscribe and follow us for more FinTech content by searching @whartonfintech on your preferred platform!
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Finance & Culture aims to elevate listener's financial literacy by informing, inspiring, and empowering them to prosper, thus yielding long-term success.
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We talk to Southern California VCs to get to know them, their funds, and their advice for entrepreneurs. Hosted by Minnie Ingersoll from TenOneTen, an LA-based seed fund investing in b2b software.
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Every week, Erik Torenberg, Dan Romero, Antonio Garcia Martinez and frequent special guests discuss what's happening in technology, business, politics, and beyond. Moment of Zen is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: turpentine.co
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Sure, some predictions about AI are just hype – but others suggest that everything we know is about to fundamentally change. Creative technologist Bilawal Sidhu talks with the world’s leading experts, artists, journalists, and more to explore the thrilling, sometimes terrifying, future ahead. Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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'Around the Prompt' goes deep, peeling back the layers of AI innovation to reveal the hidden gems, the untapped potential, based on conversations with leading experts. Whether you're a seasoned AI enthusiast or just dipping your toes into the world of artificial intelligence, we will be your compass for navigating the ever-changing landscape. Discover how AI is transforming industries, enhancing our daily lives, and shaping the world of tomorrow. Our conversations transcend mere trends and b ...
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Secrets for Scaling is a Geckoboard podcast exploring the growth secrets of successful founders and CEOs. Whether you're just launching your business or taking your company to the next level, you'll learn proven strategies and tactics for growing a sustainable business. If you're interested in focusing your team and improving key business metrics, check out our live TV dashboard app: https://www.geckoboard.com/
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Courtland and Channing Allen interview the ambitious indie hackers who are turning their ideas and side projects into profitable online businesses. Explore the latest strategies and tools founders are using to capitalize on new opportunities, escape the 9-to-5 grind, and create their own personal revenue-generating machines. The future is indie!
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Decentralize Me is a podcast by ArcBlock dedicated to looking at the impact of decentralization and how it is disrupting the way we engage with our digital lives. Our focus is to bring you global perspective with in-depth conversations and insights from people who are disrupting the status quo from around the world and making decentralization a reality. We will look at technologies like blockchain, innovative companies, and individuals who are creating decentralized products, as well as lead ...
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We rarely get to hear how people actually make relationships work, especially in the high-pressure, fast-paced world of tech. While there's endless dating advice out there, what's missing are the real, unfiltered stories of how ambitious people navigate modern relationships and build a life together. Unlike every other aspect of modern life that can be solved with an app or outsourced to a service, building meaningful relationships remains stubbornly resistant to quick fixes. Through convers ...
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How Kong Was Born: APIs, Hustle, and the Future of AI Infrastructure
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37:57Augusto Marietti, CEO and cofounder of Kong, has one of the most remarkable founder stories in Silicon Valley history. In this conversation with Martin Casado, Aghi shares how he went from a garage in Milan to building one of the world’s leading API infrastructure companies, surviving years of rejection, living in the U.S. on $1,000 a month, and ra…
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Base Power Raises $1B led by Addition, with Trust Ventures, Valor Equity, Thrive, Lightspeed, a16z, Altimeter, Stepstone, Elad Gil
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37:37At just 2 years old, Base Power has become one of the fastest-growing distributed energy companies in the U.S. Founded by Zach Dell and Justin Lopas, the company just announced a $1 billion Series C led by Addition. All other major investors are re-investing, including Trust Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Thrive, Lightspeed, a16z, Altimeter, Step…
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Training an AI Scientist with Feedback from Reality, w- Liam Fedus & Ekin Dogus Cubuk (from a16z)
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1:00:33Today’s special crosspost features a16z General Partner Anjney Midha with Liam Fedus and Ekin Dogus Cubuk of Periodic Labs. They discuss experiments in training frontier AI models on real-world physics lab experiments—rather than digital reward functions—and how coupling language models with automated materials synthesis could accelerate the discov…
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Minna Song (EliseAI) — From Crazy Early in Conversational AI to $250M from A16Z | Ep 57
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45:07Raising money for AI might seem easy today, but back in 2017, it was anything but. In this episode of Funded, Jason Yeh sits down with Minna Song, co-founder and CEO of EliseAI, who shares her journey from bootstrapping a conversational AI startup before ChatGPT was even on the horizon to closing a $250M Series E led by Andreessen Horowitz. Minna o…
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Prediction Markets -- Everything You Need to Know
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1:42:57Prediction markets are a hot topic again — even cartoon characters are talking about them (South Park). But beyond the buzz, what is a prediction market, exactly? How do they work, how are they designed, and what makes them work? We answer all these questions and more in this deep-dive featuring experts Alex Tabarrok (professor of economics at Geor…
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Making AI Work: A Buyer’s Guide for Leaders — Part 2
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1:13:27Welcome to the 100th episode of Generation AI, hosted by Ardis Kadiu and Dr. JC Bonilla. In this landmark episode, Ardis and JC dive into the second part of their three-part AI Buyer’s Guide series, helping higher ed leaders and enrollment teams make smarter, more strategic decisions about AI investments. This episode shifts from theory to tactics,…
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Why AI will NEVER Replace Your Sales Job! - Stevie Case CRO @Vanta
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46:49My Fintech Newsletter for more interviews and the latest insights: ↪︎ https://rexsalisbury.substack.com/ In this episode, I sit down with Stevie Case from Vanta, a former pro gamer turned chief revenue officer, to discuss how AI is transforming the entire go-to-market function in B2B SaaS. Stevie shares insights on building agile sales organization…
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Crypto’s Hottest Startup, Upgrade CEO on Future IPO, Questions Ahead of Nvidia GTC | Oct 20, 2025
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29:27The Information's Yueqi Yang talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about Hyperliquid and crypto's Wild West. We also talk with Moor Insights & Strategy’s Patrick Moorhead about Nvidia's GTC announcements and competition, and Upgrade CEO Renaud Laplanche about their big funding and future IPO. Lastly, we get into personalized medicine and healthcare's…
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The 4 Biggest Execution Mistakes Founders Make
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43:01Think you’re executing well? Think again. Chances are you’re making one of these four common mistakes. Drawing from Chris’s latest essay and real-world advisory experience, Chris and Yaniv spend this episode breaking down the four biggest execution mistakes you're probably making right now. They explore how to recognize these patterns early, how to…
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Reid Hoffman on AI, Consciousness, and the Future of Humanity
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53:00Reid Hoffman has been at the center of every major tech shift, from co-founding LinkedIn and helping build PayPal to investing early in OpenAI. In this conversation, he looks ahead to the next transformation: how artificial intelligence will reshape work, science, and what it means to be human. In this episode, Reid joins Erik Torenberg and Alex Ra…
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Elad Gil, Jared Kushner & Eric Wu on AI in Business | Brain Co
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36:01Elad Gil joins Sourcery to unpack the story behind Brain Co, his new AI incubation venture with Jared Kushner (Affinity Partners) and Eric Wu (Opendoor). Brain Co was founded to solve a glaring problem: Fortune 100s and government institutions desperately want AI adoption but lack the engineering depth and infrastructure to make it real. Backed by …
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20VC: Deel CEO Alex Bouaziz on Raising $300M+ at a $17BN Valuation | Deel vs Rippling: WTF is Going On | Management Lessons from Ben Horowitz and Nik Storonsky | Deel's M&A Playbook: Lessons from 13 Acquisitions ...
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1:15:23Alex Bouaziz is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Deel, the $17BN global payroll juggernaut that just last week announced their latest $300M fundraise led by Ribbit, a16z and Coatue. Deel has been on the most insane journey, they do $1BN+ in ARR, they just had their first $100M revenue month and they have been profitable for over 3 years. AGENDA: 03:38 Anno…
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Chinese AI – They're Just Like Us? With Beijing-Based Concordia AI CEO Brian Tse
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2:44:31Nathan interviews Brian Tse, founder and CEO of Concordia AI, about China's approach to AI development, safety and governance. They discuss China’s pragmatic vision emphasizing AI integration into the economy, the country’s multiple AI hubs, regulations requiring pre-deployment testing and AI content labelling, and areas where China's approach over…
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Apple-F1 Media Deal, Moneyball for Minors, Oracle's AI Margin Worries, AI Rollup Boom | Oct 17, 2025
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34:30The Information’s Anissa Gardizy and TD Cowen’s Derrick Wood talk with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about Oracle's cloud profitability worries. We also talk with Anansi Captial’s Vinay Iyengar about AI rollups and why the traditional SaaS model is dead, and The Information’s Sara Germano and Nick Wingfield about Apple's new F1 media deal and the $12 bi…
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Marc Andreessen on the State of Film and Hollywood
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1:07:46Hollywood is going through a major cultural and creative reset, and Marc Andreessen thinks it’s long overdue. In this episode of Monitoring the Situation, Marc joins Erik Torenberg and Katherine Boyle to dissect the past decade of filmmaking, from the rise of “the message” in every movie to the return of genuine comedy and art. They cover the post-…
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Elad Gil Explains Why 90% of Startups Fail in Every Tech Cycle
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37:52Elad Gil, of Gil Capital and Gil & Co, aka one of Silicon Valley’s most influential investors, sits down with Molly O’Shea to unpack it all.. from the 1999 IPO boom to the AI bubble, and what it really takes to build durable companies across cycles. Elad has backed more than 200 companies, from Stripe, Airbnb, and Coinbase to next-gen AI leaders li…
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20VC: The Startup Adding $1M ARR Every Week | Competing Against OpenAI's Codex and Claude Code: Who Wins | Why Gemini is Failing and GPT-5 Is Winning | Do Margins Matter in a World of AI | The Ugly Truth ...
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1:13:49Zach Lloyd is the Founder and CEO of Warp, the next-generation developer terminal reinventing how engineers build and collaborate. Warp has raised over $70M from top-tier investors including Sequoia Capital, GV, Dylan Field, and Elad Gil. Before founding Warp, Zach was Principal Engineer at Google, where he led development of Google Docs, and later…
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Insiders React: 'Treat Adult Users As Adults' Says OpenAI's Sam Altman + Oura's $900M Raise, NVIDIA's Funding Bubble
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53:31OpenAI is set to roll out its new “treat adults like adults” policy, heralding the beginning of AI chatbots speaking more amorously with users. As the company pushes boundaries, from personality-rich bots to experimental devices, others are warning that the industry might be inflating a dangerous AI bubble. In this episode, Chris Saad and Yaniv Ber…
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Microsoft CPO on AI Strategy, Anthropic’s Acquisition Plans, Gaming Startup Trains AI | Oct 16, 2025
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32:32Microsoft's Aparna Chennapragada talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about Microsoft's new "learn-it-all" AI product development cycle. We also talk with The Information's Miles Kruppa and Theo Wayt about the complex, GPU-backed debt financing behind xAI's huge "Colossus 2" data center, and Valida Pau about why Anthropic is quietly positioning itse…
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Keith Rabois: Israel, OpenAI, Opendoor, and DOGE
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49:08From politics to technology to real estate, Keith Rabois has bold predictions for America’s next decade. In this conversation with Erik Torenberg, Keith breaks down why he believes the U.S. is entering a new economic expansion driven by AI, productivity, and sovereign technology. They discuss how AI could lift GDP growth to 5%, why sovereign AI pro…
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20VC: $3.5BN - The Price Zuck Paid for Thinking Machines Co-Founder | Goldman Sachs Acquires Industry Ventures for $665M | Softbank Borrows $5BN Against ARM Holding to Invest More Into OpenAI
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1:19:54AGENDA: 03:44 Rory Is So Old He Worked with Arthur Rock!!! 07:28 Goldman Sachs Acquires Industry Ventures for $665M 16:37 Thinking Machines Co-Founder Raises $2BN and Then Leaves for Meta 29:36 SoftBank Goes for $5BN Leverage Against ARM Stock To Buy More OpenAI 39:35 More Data Centres Than Offices: Are We In a Bubble 43:28 Where is the Alpha in Ve…
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Dreamforce 2025, AI Challenges in Healthcare, Pushback on AI Coding Tools | Oct 15, 2025
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32:50The Information’s Reporters Erin Woo and Kevin McLaughlin talk with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about Salesforce's Dreamforce conference. We also talk with Second Opinion Media’s Christina Farr about the challenges of new tech in healthcare, and the “Cursor Resistance" with The Information’s Rocket Drew. Lastly, we speak with Decart CEO Dean Leitersdo…
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The $28 Million Freshman: Inside the NIL Gold Rush and the Future of College Sports
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13:42In this conversation, Pankaj Raval and Sahil Chaudhary discuss the evolving landscape of college sports, particularly focusing on the recent changes in regulations that allow athletes to be compensated for their name, image, and likeness (NIL). They explore the investment opportunities in college sports, the complexities of NIL agreements, and the …
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Ben Horowitz and Ali Ghodsi: How to Run a Billion-Dollar Business
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1:04:36By Ben Horowitz, Ali Ghodsi, Erik Torenberg
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Uncapped #28 | Roelof Botha from Sequoia
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1:03:00Roelof Botha joined Sequoia in 2003 and serves as the managing partner and steward. Roelof led early investments in YouTube, Instagram, 23&Me, and Eventbrite among others. He currently sits on the board of Natera, Unity, Block (fka Square), MongoDB, Ethos, Pendulum, Landis, and Airtime. Roelof also co-led Sequoia’s backing of Elon Musk’s acquisitio…
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Future of Health Tech with Oura CEO, Brex CEO on Fintech’s Growth, AI for Scientific Discovery | Oct 14, 2025
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34:38Oura CEO Tom Hale talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about raising $900M at an $11B valuation and the company's AI-driven plans for the future of health tech. We also talk with Brex CEO Pedro Franceschi about the company's "unconstrained ambition" and how they're competing with incumbents. The Information's Stephanie Palazzolo explains the rise of…
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Is AI Slowing Down? Nathan Labenz Says We're Asking the Wrong Question
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1:31:02Nathan Labenz is one of the clearest voices analyzing where AI is headed, pairing sharp technical analysis with his years of work on The Cognitive Revolution. In this episode, Nathan joins a16z’s Erik Torenberg to ask a pressing question: is AI progress actually slowing down, or are we just getting used to the breakthroughs? They discuss the debate…
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AI Discovered Antibiotics: How Small Data & Small GNNs Led to Big Results, w/ MIT Prof. Jim Collins
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1:24:53Jim Collins, Termeer Professor at MIT, unveils his AI-powered project that has discovered several new antibiotics, effective against resistant strains and often employing entirely new mechanisms of action. He details how their refined multi-step AI process, even with small datasets and modest compute, can efficiently screen vast chemical spaces to …
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OpenAI Dev Day 2025: Apps SDK, Agent Kit, Sora 2, ChatGPT as operating system
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56:18In this episode of Generation AI, hosts Ardis Kadiu and Petar Djordjevic take you inside OpenAI's third annual Dev Day in San Francisco, breaking down the major announcements that are reshaping how we interact with AI. With ChatGPT now reaching 800 million weekly active users, OpenAI is positioning itself as the operating system of the future. Ardi…
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Flow State: The Competitive Advantage You Need, And How To Harness It w/ Film Producer & Founder, Steven Puri
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50:38What if your best work came from finding your flow, rather than simply grinding harder? In the age of constant distraction, many founders mistake busyness for progress, chasing notifications, meetings, and multitasking without realizing that true innovation happens when the mind is deeply focused. Today, Chris and Yaniv are joined by Steven Puri, f…
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AWS’ New Enterprise AI Push, OpenAI Deal with Broadcom, Big Tech AI Ad Planning | Oct 13, 2025
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39:13The Information’s Anissa Gardizy talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about OpenAI's ambitious plan to deploy 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips in partnership with Broadcom. We also talk with AWS CMO Julia White about the company's new suite of enterprise AI tools, QuickSuite, and the growing traction of its in-house Trainium chips. We get into how te…
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Columbia CS Professor: Why LLMs Can’t Discover New Science
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50:54From GPT-1 to GPT-5, LLMs have made tremendous progress in modeling human language. But can they go beyond that to make new discoveries and move the needle on scientific progress? We sat down with distinguished Columbia CS professor Vishal Misra to discuss this, plus why chain-of-thought reasoning works so well, what real AGI would look like, and w…
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20VC: Atlassian CEO on Why Everything is Overvalued & Are We in an AI Bubble | Do Margins Matter & Does Defensibility Exist in an AI World | Is Per Seat Pricing Dead & The Future of Vibe Coding with Mike ...
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1:03:16Mike Cannon-Brookes is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Atlassian, the $50BN software giant behind products like Jira, Confluence, and Trello. Since founding the company in 2002, he has scaled it to over 300,000 customers globally, generating more than $5BN in annual revenue. Atlassian now employs over 10,000 people across 13 countries and is one of th…
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Monitoring the Situation #3: Who Is Nick Land?
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52:44Zach Dell is founder and CEO of Base Power, an energy tech company that builds affordable, reliable power via home batteries. In this episode of Monitoring the Situation, a16z General Partners Erik Torenberg, Katherine Boyle, and Erin Price-Wright sit down with Zach to discuss the current state of home power generation, what’s misunderstood about t…
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Qualtrics’ $6.75B Acquisition, E-comm Startup Revival, Reflection AI Raises $2B | Oct 10, 2025
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40:32Qualtrics CEO Zig Serafin talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about the company's recent acquisition of Press Ganey Forsta. We also talk with Reflection AI CEO Misha Laskin about their $2B funding round from NVIDIA and the founder of Plumb Aaron Dignan about winding down his AI startup. Lastly, we get into the revival of the e-commerce sector with …
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20Sales: Scaling Snowflake from $0-$3BN in ARR | Snowflake vs Databricks: My Biggest Lessons | Why Customer Success is BS and What Replaces It with Chris Chris Degnan
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1:02:22Chris Degnan is the former Chief Revenue Officer at Snowflake, where he was instrumental in scaling the company from less than $1M in ARR to over $3B in annual revenue. He joined as the first sales hires and built Snowflake’s go-to-market engine from scratch, growing the team from to more than 6,000 globally. Under his leadership, Snowflake became …
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Inside The $2.2B AI Research Accelerator | Turing
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49:57AI has eaten the internet, data labeling is so over, and $30 trillion of human work is on the verge of automation. Jonathan Siddharth, Founder & CEO of Turing, joins Sourcery to break down the power shift in AI training — from commodity data labeling to expert research — positioning Turing apart from AI data providers like Scale AI, Mercor, & Surge…
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Insiders React: New ChatGPT Dev Tools Threaten App Store + Sora 2 Launch, Apple Removes ICE Block
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47:02What happens when AI stops being a product and starts being a platform? With OpenAI’s latest Dev Day changing the game, we might find out sooner rather than later. In this episode, Chris and Yaniv explore OpenAI’s Dev Day and the huge announcements made (including the Sora 2 launch), as well as their apparent transformation from product to platform…
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AI Umpires in the MLB, Base Power Updating American Power, Trump & Big Tech | Oct 9, 2025
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37:02Justin Lopas, COO of Base Power, talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about the company's recent $1B funding round and how they are addressing rising energy demands from AI data centers. We also talk with The Information's Sara Germano about AI's impact on sports, and also get into the future of fintech with Sheel Mohnot, a Co-Founder of Better Tomo…
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In this episode of The Back Channel, Jason Yeh unpacks the hidden friction points that often derail fundraising. He explores why investors hesitate and what founders can do to navigate those moments. Tune in to learn how to turn obstacles into momentum.
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20VC: OpenAI's Multi $BN Deal with AMD | Polymarket, Vercel and Supabase Raise Mega Rounds | Does King Making Really Work in Venture Capital: Harvey vs Legora | Chamath is Back: The SPAC is Back
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1:24:50AGENDA: 03:29 OpenAI and AMD's Major Partnership 07:35 Microsoft Have F***** Up the OpenAI Partnership 17:08 OpenAI's Developer Day Announcements 20:45 Why VC is the Most Forgiving Asset Class on Price and Valuation 29:10 What Does it Take to IPO in 2025: Why Snyk Will Not IPO 42:30 Four Strategies Companies Need to Take to Own Their Own Destiny 49…
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Education in the AI Age: a Teacher Rethinks Learning & Purpose, w/ Johan Falk of Graspable AI
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1:52:02Today Johan Falk, author, speaker, and AI analyst from Stockholm, Sweden, joins The Cognitive Revolution to discuss his work reimagining education for the AI era, exploring why teaching students to use AI responsibly is now urgent, how traditional grades and standardized tests may become obsolete, and why education systems must develop unprecedente…
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AI Profitability Problem, Silicon Valley Longevity Boom, MeritFirst’s Hiring Strategy | Oct 8, 2025
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41:18SignalFire's Ilya Kirnos and The Information's Aaron Holmes talk with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about AI's profitability problem. We also talk with Ema CEO Surojit Chatterjee about his new AI agent employee company, and we get into the longevity movement with DOC Co-Founder John Battelle & Dr. Jordan Shlain of Private Medical. Lastly, we do a pulse …
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Public Airwaves vs. Private Platforms: The Real Fight for Free Speech
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22:33In this episode of Letters of Intent, hosts Pankaj Raval and Sahil Chaudry delve into the recent controversies surrounding freedom of speech in media, focusing on the case of Jimmy Kimmel and Disney. They discuss the implications of public airwaves versus private platforms, the future of broadcasting in a streaming-dominated world, and the impact o…
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Sam Altman on Sora, Energy, and Building an AI Empire
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48:25Sam Altman has led OpenAI from its founding as a research nonprofit in 2015 to becoming the most valuable startup in the world ten years later. In this episode, a16z Cofounder Ben Horowitz and General Partner Erik Torenberg sit down with Sam to discuss the core thesis behind OpenAI’s disparate bets, why they released Sora, how they use models inter…
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Manufacturing's Future, The Electric Tech Stack, and Automation
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56:02By Natalie Toren
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Uncapped #27 | Vince Hankes from Thrive Capital
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57:34Vince Hankes is a Partner at Thrive Capital where he’s worked on investments in OpenAI, SpaceX, Databricks, and Stripe among others. Vince invests across all stages and currently sits on the board of Airtable, Benchling, Console, Isomorphic, Lattice and Rogo. Prior to joining Thrive, Vince was an investor at Tiger Global. We covered: Non-consensus …
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Oracle’s Shockingly Small Cloud Margins, OpenAI ‘Super App’ Goal, AI Copyright | Oct 7, 2025
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How to Build a Real Estate Marketplace - Kaz Nejatian, Opendoor CEO
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55:44By Kaz Nejatian, Alex Rampell
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AI’s Power Gap and Nuclear’s Return with The Nuclear Company
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54:58Juliann Edwards is Chief Development Officer at The Nuclear Company. The United States has 93 operating nuclear reactors providing about 20% of the nation’s electricity. After decades without new builds, Vogtle Units 3 and 4 in Georgia finally came online—despite cost overruns and delays that nearly derailed the project. Meanwhile, China has dozens…
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