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What if opening a trading account was as easy as downloading an app? Lucas Bruder, CEO of Jito — a Solana-based liquid staking protocol — breaks down why he thinks all of finance is moving onchain, and what his small team is doing to make that happen. During the 2022-2023 bear market, Jito was getting pitched constantly to jump ship to other chains. Lucas explains why they turned everything down, doubled down on Solana, and chewed a lot of glass. We also cover how Jito acts like a Cloudflare for Solana, why cheap transactions create surprising problems, what convinced Lucas that the Solana engineers were in it for the right reasons, and his vision for a financial system anyone can access with just a phone. Follow Jito: https://www.jito.network/ Follow Lucas: https://x.com/buffalu__ Highlights 0:00 — Intro 0:49 — What is Jito and why does it exist 1:11 — Why Solana transactions are less than a penny 2:00 — What attracted Lucas to Solana from Ethereum 2:39 — How Jito is like Cloudflare for blockchains 5:02 — The $1,500 Ethereum transaction fee problem 7:21 — The vision: all of finance onchain 7:46 — Onchain vs. opening a Robinhood account 8:37 — Lucas's journey from robotics to crypto 9:55 — Solana's rate of improvement and Anatoly's Law 10:44 — The pitch for people new to crypto 15:00 — Staying lean at 21 people 15:17 — Nicotine as a productivity hack 15:58 — Sleep, alcohol, and the Oura ring 16:40 — Smallest hill you'll die on: littering and shopping carts Follow a16z crypto for more... X: https://x.com/a16zcrypto LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/a16zcrypto/posts/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@a16zcrypto Substack: https://a16zcrypto.substack.com/subscribe/ As always, none of the following should be taken as investment, business, legal, or tax advice. Please see a16z.com/disclosures for more important information, including a link to a list of our investments. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Should we push AI forward as fast as possible, or be more careful about how it develops? Two competing views are emerging: e/acc (effective accelerationism): go faster, progress is the only path forward d/acc (defensive / decentralized acceleration): accelerate, but carefully, or risk losing control In this episode of the a16z crypto show, Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum founder) and Guillaume Verdon aka "Beff Jezos" (Extropic founder & CEO,) join Eddy Lazzarin (a16z crypto CTO) and Shaw Walters (Eliza Labs founder) for a deep debate about these two perspectives and what they mean for AI, crypto, and the future. They discuss: Whether acceleration is something we can control The biggest risks of AI, from surveillance to concentration of power Why open source and decentralization may shape who benefits Whether slowing down AI is realistic or even desirable How humans stay relevant in a world of increasingly powerful systems What the next 10, 100, and 1,000 years might look like At its core, this episode asks: Can acceleration be steered, or is that beyond our control? Highlights: 00:00 Opening 07:02 Thermodynamics and first principles 16:04 Acceleration, entropy, and civilization 28:29 The core disagreement 32:42 Comparing and contrasting e/acc and d/acc 36:20 Open source, open hardware, and local intelligence 54:18 Should AI be slowed down? 1:02:35 Autonomous agents and artificial life 1:21:07 Crypto as the trust layer between humans and AI 1:35:37 Closing arguments Follow a16z crypto for more... X: https://x.com/a16zcrypto LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/a16zcrypto/posts/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@a16zcrypto 📩 Subscribe for more industry reports, trend updates, news analysis, builder guides, and other resources: https://a16zcrypto.substack.com/subscribe/ *** As always, none of the following should be taken as investment, business, legal, or tax advice. Please see a16z.com/disclosures for more important information, including a link to a list of our investments. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What does the future of the creator economy actually look like? The economics of content creation are changing, what happens to copyright in a world of abundant generated content, and why human taste, curation, and connection may matter even more going forward. In this episode, host Robert Hackett talks with Justin (CEO, Bond) and Michael Blau(Head of Product, Bond) about the changing relationship between creators, audiences, platforms, and technology. They unpack how today’s platforms shape creator behavior, why audience relationships are often trapped inside algorithms, and what a more direct creator-fan connection could look like. They also explore broader questions around crypto infrastructure, stablecoins, and whether blockchain can enable new kinds of internet-native products without needing to be the focus of the user experience. Along the way, Justin reflects on his path from music into crypto, Michael talks about how magic shaped the way he thinks about originality and performance, and both share thoughts on NFTs, digital ownership, productivity tools, books, and creative inspiration. Highlights 0:00 Intro 0:47 The biggest misconceptions about creator monetization 1:04 Why creators still don’t know their audience 1:34 Trading, speculation, and the limits of past creator crypto models 2:31 Why creator-fan relationships could move onchain 4:41 Stablecoins and global internet products 6:55 Justin Michael’s journey from DJ to crypto builder 8:12 What artists still don’t get from platforms 10:09 Subscription models, fan support, and alternative mechanics 17:57 AI, content abundance, and the future of creativity 18:57 Why human curation still matters 19:36 Copyright, IP, and a world shaped by AI 25:00 The difference between AI and crypto products 25:38 What magic teaches about creativity and originality 28:23 Inspirations: John Mayer, Zedd, Brian Chesky, David Blaine 35:06 Why NFTs still matter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Four years ago, artist Emily Yang aka pplpleasr began a creative journey that would help break new ground at the intersection of art, technology, and community. In this episode, we sit down with Emily — founder of Shibuya — to talk about her evolution from illustrator to Emmy-winning storyteller. Emily shares how Shibuya is pioneering “permissionless creativity,” using crypto rails to fund, build, and co-create original IP with global communities. Her breakout project, White Rabbit, became the first crypto-native project to win an Emmy (Outstanding Innovation in Emerging Media), proving that grassroots storytelling can reach mainstream acclaim. We dive into: How White Rabbit crowdfunded alternate story endings What it means to turn audiences from passive viewers into active participants Why efficient capital formation is a game-changer for creatives Building outside traditional studio systems The creative tension between community input and artistic vision Plus, Emily's biggest inspirations (Ghost in the Shell, Miyazaki, David Lynch, and more). 00:00 Behind the Fortune Magazine Cover 01:46 Founding Shibuya, and “Permissionless Creativity” 02:13 Winning an Emmy for White Rabbit., the First Crypto Project to Win an Emmy 03:14 What Is White Rabbit? (Interactive + NFT Model Explained) 05:53 From Passive Viewing to Interactive Storytelling 07:19 Opportunities for Creatives 08:27 Creative Inspirations (Miyazaki, Black Mirror) 09:25 Going With Your Gut, And the Advice Should Founders Ignore Follow a16z crypto for more... X: https://x.com/a16zcrypto LinkedIn: / posts YouTube: / @a16zcrypto 📩 Subscribe for more industry reports, trend updates, news analysis, builder guides, and other resources: https://a16zcrypto.substack.com/subsc... *** As always, none of the following should be taken as investment, business, legal, or tax advice. Please see a16z.com/disclosures for more important information, including a link to a list of our investments. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A hot paper — "Some Simple Economics of AGI" — has been making the rounds, so we sat down with the author, covering: Automation vs. verification: the key economic split Why AI agents now feel like coworkers - What's happening to junior roles and the “codifier’s curse” The “AI sandwich” structure for firms The value of "meaning-makers," consensus, and status economies Why crypto may become essential infrastructure for identity, provenance, and trust Two possible futures: a hollow vs. augmented economy Featuring Christian Catalini (founder of MIT Crypto Economics Lab) and Eddy Lazzarin (CTO of a16z crypto) in conversation with Robert Hackett, our discussion dives deep into how automation is reshaping labor markets, as well as the nature of intelligence. What do these changes mean for startups, the future of work, and your career? Highlights 00:00 Introduction 01:47 AGI economics optimism and playbook 05:39 Agents as coworkers 07:39 Software work becomes verification 10:47 Automation versus verification 12:03 "Unknown unknowns" and taste 16:27 Human augmentation and intent 17:55 The "AI Sandwich" and "Codifier's Curse" 21:54 "Meaning-makers" and the human touch 23:48 Crypto for identity and trust? 27:10 Measurability: How to think about it 33:23 Machine coordination and art after automation 35:46 Trojan horse risks 37:47 Liability and insurance 41:08 Crypto and verification 44:31 A hollow vs. augmented economy 49:45 Career advice in the AI era 51:26 The one-person billion-dollar startup 57:15 Open-source as antibodies 58:42 Blockchains for coordination 01:01:49 Closing thoughts Follow a16z crypto for more... X: https://x.com/a16zcrypto LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/a16zcrypto/posts/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@a16zcrypto 📩 Subscribe for more industry reports, trend updates, news analysis, builder guides, and other resources: https://a16zcrypto.substack.com/subscribe/ *** As always, none of the following should be taken as investment, business, legal, or tax advice. Please see a16z.com/disclosures for more important information, including a link to a list of our investments. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What does it actually mean to bring assets onchain — and why should investors care? In this episode, Cynthia Lo Bessette, Head of Digital Asset Management at Fidelity Investments, breaks down Fidelity’s roadmap for digital market adoption — from Bitcoin ETPs to tokenized money market funds — and explains why tokenization is about far more than just putting assets on a blockchain. We cover: The three phases of digital asset adoption: Hold, Use, Build Why tokenizing an asset must start with utility How tokenized money market funds bridge payments and yield The rapid rise of real-world assets (RWAs) onchain The impact of the regional bank crisis and stablecoin depegging Staking yield inside traditional wrappers Institutional adoption of DeFi infrastructure Build vs. partner decisions inside a major asset manager Cynthia also shares insight into Fidelity’s early Bitcoin mining experiments, how they evaluate crypto founders, and why authenticity is the smallest hill she’ll always die on. If you're interested in tokenization, real-world assets, crypto ETFs, DeFi infrastructure, or the future of asset management — this conversation is for you. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What happens when AI becomes the primary economic actor? In this conversation, Sean Neville (cofounder of Circle, architect of USDC, and now cofounder of Catena Labs) shares his vision for the next phase of the internet: an agent-native economy powered by programmable dollars and AI banks. As stablecoins put dollars on internet rails, a new question emerges: what happens when AI agents start earning, spending, lending, investing — and even managing our assets — on our behalf? From KYA (“Know Your Agent”) to programmable spending policies to secure agent communication standards, this conversation explores the foundational layers that must be built before AI can safely participate in the global economy. Sean breaks down: Why he believes AI agents could become the dominant economic participants What an “AI-native bank” actually is (and why we’ll need one) The missing infrastructure required for safe agent-to-agent payments How cryptography can encode trust directly into software Why current financial risk systems are designed to block bots — and what needs to change The fragmented race to define standards for agent identity, payments, and communication- Lessons from building Circle and launching USDC Why he doesn’t love the term “stablecoin” Follow a16z crypto for more... X: https://x.com/a16zcrypto LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/a16zcrypto/posts/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@a16zcrypto 📩 Subscribe for more industry reports, trend updates, news analysis, builder guides, and other resources: https://a16zcrypto.substack.com/subscribe/ *** As always, none of the following should be taken as investment, business, legal, or tax advice. Please see a16z.com/disclosures for more important information, including a link to a list of our investments. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Restaurants generated more than a trillion dollars in sales last year — but they don’t control the payment rails those dollars flow through.In this episode, Ben Leventhal (founder of Eater, Resy, and now Blackbird) joins Robert Hackett to explain why that’s a problem, how loyalty and payments have failed independent restaurants, and where crypto fits into fixing it.Ben breaks down:Why most restaurant tech misses the pointHow Blackbird uses crypto without making restaurants think about cryptoWhat “restaurant-first” really means in payments and loyaltyWhy decentralization only makes sense at scaleLessons from building multiple companies in hospitalityWhy we’re living in the golden age of restaurantsPlus: favorite NYC spots, founder productivity hacks, and the smallest hill he’ll die on.This is a grounded conversation about technology, ownership, and the future of restaurants — from someone who’s been building in the space for over a decade. Follow a16z crypto for more...X: https://x.com/a16zcryptoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/a16zcrypto/posts/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pMZvsNXEnb0CYcPiDQywEApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/web3-with-a16z-crypto/id1622312549Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@a16zcrypto📩 Subscribe for more industry reports, trend updates, news analysis, builder guides, and other resources: https://a16zcrypto.substack.com/subscribe/🎙️ Like, subscribe, comment, share the show: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/***As always, none of the following should be taken as investment, business, legal, or tax advice. Please see a16z.com/disclosures for more important information, including a link to a list of our investments. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

with @zcabrams @rhackettWhat happens when money moves 10x — or 100x — faster than it does today?In this episode, Zach Abrams, cofounder and CEO of Bridge (now part of Stripe), lays out a bold vision for the future of money: a world where stablecoins become the dominant payment rail, most transactions happen between non-human agents, and entirely new financial infrastructure is required to keep up.Zach explains why stablecoins are the next evolution of fintech, much like credit cards were decades ago — and why we’re still in the very early innings. We dig into agentic payments, AI-to-AI commerce, micro-transactions on the open internet, and what Stripe is building by assembling stablecoin infrastructure across the stack.Along the way, we cover:Why cards succeeded — and what stablecoins must learn from themHow AI agents could drive the majority of future paymentsWhat breaks when the velocity of money increases 10xStripe’s long-term strategy behind Bridge, Privy, and TempoThe case for open, decentralized payment infrastructureZach’s unconventional views on management, productivity, and product-market fitIf you’re curious about the future of payments, fintech, crypto, AI agents, or the economic foundations of the next internet, this conversation offers a look several steps ahead.Highlights:00:00 Introduction00:36 Stablecoins: The next platform for money01:38 Credit cards had a moral panic too03:29 What stablecoin infrastructure still needs to be built05:22 The use cases no one predicted11:11 Why Stripe is building with crypto13:08 Why payments infrastructure must stay open15:12 Lightning round: Bad advice, great books, and deep workFollow a16z crypto for more...X: https://x.com/a16zcryptoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/a16zcrypto/posts/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pMZvsNXEnb0CYcPiDQywEApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/web3-with-a16z-crypto/id1622312549Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@a16zcrypto📩 Subscribe for more industry reports, trend updates, news analysis, builder guides, and other resources: https://a16zcrypto.substack.com/subscribe/🎙️ Like, subscribe, comment, share the show: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/***As always, none of the following should be taken as investment, business, legal, or tax advice. Please see a16z.com/disclosures for more important information, including a link to a list of our investments. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

with @alive_eth @rhacketta16z crypto General Partner Ali Yahya explains why privacy — not performance — will determine the long-term winners in crypto, and how it creates powerful network effects. In conversation with a16z crypto show host Robert Hackett, Ali lays out how privacy creates lock-in and winner-take-most dynamics — without sacrificing decentralization. They also dive into the technologies making privacy possible today, from zero-knowledge proofs to trusted execution environments, and why financial use cases will drive mainstream adoption first.They cover:Why blockspace is becoming a commodityWhy users tolerate surveillance in social media—but not in financeHow anonymity sets work and why secrets are hard to migrateThe real trade-offs between privacy, composability, and decentralizationThe four privacy technologies shaping the next generation of blockchainsHighlights:00:00 — Introduction01:41 — Blockspace is becoming commoditized03:11 — Privacy as lock-in: why secrets are harder to move than assets06:01 — Do people actually care about privacy?08:51 — Beyond finance: social, gaming, and private onchain apps11:55 — Privacy zones, anonymity sets, and network effects18:46 — Winner-take-most dynamics, explained20:22 — What it means for crypto’s decentralization ethos23:06 — Is privacy lock-in different from web2 lock-in?28:31 — The privacy tech stack: ZK, MPC, TEEs, and FHE32:13 — What this means for builders and investors33:18 — Future considerations: Quantum computing and AIFollow a16z crypto for more...X: https://x.com/a16zcryptoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/a16zcrypto/posts/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pMZvsNXEnb0CYcPiDQywEApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/web3-with-a16z-crypto/id1622312549Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@a16zcrypto📩 Subscribe for more industry reports, trend updates, news analysis, builder guides, and other resources: https://a16zcrypto.substack.com/subscribe/🎙️ Like, subscribe, comment, share the show: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/***As always, none of the following should be taken as investment, business, legal, or tax advice. Please see a16z.com/disclosures for more important information, including a link to a list of our investments. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

with @PalmerLuckey @cdixonIn this special episode — our 100th on the a16z crypto show! — Chris Dixon interviews Palmer Luckey (founder of Anduril; founder of Oculus VR and designer of the Oculus Rift) to talk about the future of technology, belief, and building.What does it take to build hardware at scale? Where are many of today’s tech bottlenecks? And what's the case for optimism about the future despite growing geopolitical turmoil, regulatory constraints, and other blockers to innovation? The candid, wide-ranging conversation covers crypto, banking, and stablecoins, as well as modern warfare, the U.S.–China technology race, AI and manufacturing, and much more. Dixon also digs into company building in good times and bad with Luckey; the conversation was recorded live at our Founders Summit. Highlights:0:00 — Introduction2:08 — Early Oculus: Why VR was hard8:02 — Bitcoin & early crypto days9:49 — The Facebook acquisition13:36 — How successful was VR, really?18:59 — Starting Anduril20:01 — Hiring for mission ("Don't Work at Anduril")23:59 — How Anduril works (product dev, org design)27:47 — How Palmer stays ahead of the curve33:00 — The US-China technology race34:40 — What Putin understood early about AI39:45 — Stablecoins & banking risk45:00 — Politics as bottleneck47:00 — Future of technology: AI, fusion, quantum50:23 — Automation, abundance, and optimism53:23 — Ukraine, drones, and the reality of warFollow a16z crypto for more...X: https://x.com/a16zcryptoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/a16zcrypto/posts/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pMZvsNXEnb0CYcPiDQywEApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/web3-with-a16z-crypto/id1622312549Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@a16zcrypto📩 Subscribe for more industry reports, trend updates, news analysis, builder guides, and other resources: https://a16zcrypto.substack.com/subscribe/🎙️ Like, subscribe, comment, share the show: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/***As always, none of the following should be taken as investment, business, legal, or tax advice. Please see a16z.com/disclosures for more important information, including a link to a list of our investments. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

with @ccatalini @rhackettToday we’re talking about who — if anyone — should own the rails of global money.Our guest is Christian Catalini, cofounder and chief strategy officer of the global payments startup Lightspark, and a former architect of Meta’s shuttered Libra project — one of the most ambitious attempts to create a corporate-backed digital currency.In this episode, we talk about…why Bitcoin is more than “digital gold,” what Christian learned from his time at Facebook, and why he believes openness — not corporate control — will ultimately winChristian also wrote a feature for us expanding on his argument, which you can read by subscribing to a16z crypto on Substack. Check it out and let us know what you think.This episode is part of a special series of interviews we recorded live at our Founders Summit in October. Follow a16z crypto for more...X: https://x.com/a16zcryptoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/a16zcrypto/posts/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pMZvsNXEnb0CYcPiDQywEApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/web3-with-a16z-crypto/id1622312549Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@a16zcrypto📩 Subscribe for more industry reports, trend updates, news analysis, builder guides, and other resources: https://a16zcrypto.substack.com/subscribe/🎙️ Like, subscribe, comment, share the show: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/***As always, none of the following should be taken as investment, business, legal, or tax advice. Please see a16z.com/disclosures for more important information, including a link to a list of our investments. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

with @PrimordialAA @rhackettIn this episode, host Robert Hackett sits down with Bryan Pellegrino, cofounder and CEO of LayerZero, one of the core infrastructure projects that enables blockchains to talk to one another. We talk about why crypto went multichain, what it means for crypto to compete with legacy financial systems, and a lesson Bryan took firsthand from Elon Musk. We also get into Bryan’s background as a professional poker player, and how that has shaped his views on competition, conviction, and focus.We go deep on founder psychology:– When founders must replace early leadership — and why no one talks about it– Why conviction matters more than advice– And why the hardest decisions are the ones no playbook prepares you forHighlights0:00 – Introduction0:47 – The need for interoperability1:04 – How crypto went multichain2:51 – The institutional adoption of crypto6:56 – Focus and conviction13:19 – The nature of competition14:43 – Elon Musk's game-changing advice18:48 – The importance of self-disruption20:08 – Lightning round22:56 – Challenges in scaling a company26:46 – Book recommendations and productivity hacks28:19 – Core principles and company cultureThis episode is part of a special series of interviews we recorded live at our Founders Summit in October. Follow a16z crypto for more...X: https://x.com/a16zcryptoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/a16zcrypto/posts/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pMZvsNXEnb0CYcPiDQywEApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/web3-with-a16z-crypto/id1622312549Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@a16zcrypto📩 Subscribe for more industry reports, trend updates, news analysis, builder guides, and other resources: https://a16zcrypto.substack.com/subscribe/🎙️ Like, subscribe, comment, share the show: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/***As always, none of the following should be taken as investment, business, legal, or tax advice. Please see a16z.com/disclosures for more important information, including a link to a list of our investments. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

with @LairdLife @GabbyReece @AriannaSimpsonToday's episode features two people who’ve spent their careers performing at the highest levels in sport and business: big-wave surfing pioneer Laird Hamilton and former pro volleyball star Gabby Reece. They join a16z crypto General Partner Arianna Simpson for a conversation that explores what it takes to endure and excel over decades — how to get back up after setbacks, when to push versus change course, and how to build resilience and adaptability. They also get into stress, burnout, intuition, and why experience and self-care matter as much as data.It’s a fitting conversation as we head into the New Year: a moment to reflect on habits, goals, and the kind of people we wish to become.They cover:– How extreme environments teach resilience– When to keep pushing forward (and when to walk away)– Why adaptability matters more than strength or intelligence– How data confirms intuition– What it takes to sustain performance across decadesHighlights:(0:00) Opening on ambition, discomfort, and pushing beyond limits(0:55) A near-fatal big-wave wipeout and the decision to return(2:57) Learning how to recover after fear, injury, and loss(3:55) When to keep going and when to stop(6:10) Are you attracting the right people?(6:39) Adaptability as the core skill for uncertain environments(8:22) Sustaining energy over decades(10:42) Approaching work with a beginner’s mindset(11:58) Working together under pressure(15:00) Taking a company public(16:37) Breaking bad habits and forming good ones(18:20) Science & data confirming instinct(20:58) Daily practices that matter(24:06) Personal scars and the early experiences that shape resilience(26:32) Choosing the right people(28:30) Practical ways to de-stress and regain focusFollow a16z crypto on...XLinkedInSpotifyApple PodcastsYoutube📩 Subscribe for more industry reports, trend updates, news analysis, builder guides, and other resources: 🎙️ Like, subscribe, comment, share the show.***As always, none of the following should be taken as investment, business, legal, or tax advice. Please see a16z.com/disclosures for more important information, including a link to a list of our investments. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.