Building Startups: Major Shifts in Tech & Culture
In this latest episode, a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz discuss startup building in the post-COVID world. They delve into the biggest technological and cultural disruptions of the past four years, the major problems facing American cities (including crime and a commercial real estate crisis), and even question the future of our 40-hour work week.
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Show Notes
Welcome to "The Ben & Marc Show" featuring a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. In this first episode of a two-part series, Marc and Ben visit the Twittersphere (or X-sphere) to answer YOUR questions about startup building in this post-COVID world.
In this one-on-one conversation, Ben and Marc discuss the biggest tech disruptions of the past four years, dive into the major problems facing American cities – including crime and a commercial real estate crisis – and question the future of our 40-hour work week. That and much more. Enjoy!
Watch this Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-zzrGs5Z1yk
Resources:
Marc on X: https://twitter.com/pmarca
Marc’s Substack: https://pmarca.substack.com/
Ben on X: https://twitter.com/bhorowitz
Book mentioned in this episode:
- “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair amzn.to/3Ue2snA
Films mentioned in this episode:
- “The Graduate” (1967; Dir. Mike Nichols) amzn.to/44a7BSi
- “The Hunt for Red October” (1990; Dir. John McTiernan) amzn.to/3UvYc4j
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