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a16z Podcast

a16z Podcast

By: Andreessen Horowitz
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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!All rights reserved Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Science
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  • Adam Neuman: This is How You Build Iconic Companies
    Jun 16 2025

    In this recent episode of The Ben & Marc Show, a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz sit down with Adam Neumann—founder of WeWork and now Flow—to unpack one of the most unlikely comeback storie s in tech.

    What began as a personal reckoning after a very public fall has become a bold new vision for how we live and belong. Flow isn’t just a real estate company—it’s an operating system for community, built on first-principles software, design, and soul.

    Joined by a16z General Partner Erik Torenberg, the group goes deep on:

    • Why Adam’s childhood shaped his obsession with community
    • Adam’s fall from WeWork—and how he found a new path to redemption
    • How Flow is re-architecting real estate from scratch
    • Why loneliness is the greatest design challenge of our time

    With reflections on dyslexia, the American dream, and the thin line between failure and greatness, this is a candid and wide-ranging conversation about redemption, vision, and building something that matters in this world. We hope you enjoy this deeply human conversation about the future of living.

    Timecodes

    00:00 Introduction

    00:51 Adam's Early Life and Family Background

    07:56 Military Service and Discipline

    10:08 Transition to the US and Education

    14:43 Entrepreneurial Journey Begins

    17:49 The Concept of Flow and Vision

    20:28 Meeting and Partnership Formation

    25:22 Overcoming Challenges and Resilience

    28:30 The Isolation Phenomenon

    30:03 Navigating Post-Crisis Relationships

    31:50 Real Estate Strategies During COVID

    33:47 The Genesis of a New Venture

    36:47 Lessons from WeWork

    38:49 Building Flow: The Vision

    41:44 The Importance of Alignment

    51:23 Technological Innovations in Real Estate

    55:44 Revolutionizing Real Estate Software and Flexible Living Solutions

    56:28 Challenges and Innovations in Multifamily Housing Rental Markets

    58:40 Global Housing Crisis and Solutions

    01:06:10 Expanding to Saudi Arabia

    01:08:49 Success in Saudi Arabia

    01:12:43 Real Estate Funds and Future Plans

    01:19:10: Why Is This an Opportunity?

    01:20:45 Impact of COVID on Living and Working

    01:26:14 Future Potential of Housing and Living

    Resources:

    Read Marc's blog post about Flow: https://a16z.com/announcement/flow/

    Marc on X: https://x.com/pmarca

    Marc’s Substack: https://pmarca.substack.com/

    Ben on X: https://x.com/bhorowitz

    Erik on X: https://x.com/eriktorenberg

    Erik's Substack: https://eriktorenberg.substack.com/

    Stay Updated:

    Let us know what you think: https://ratethispodcast.com/a16z

    Find a16z on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16z

    Find a16z on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z

    Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/

    Follow our host: https://x.com/eriktorenberg

    Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures.

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • What You Missed in AI This Week (Google, Apple, ChatGPT)
    Jun 13 2025
    Things in consumer AI are moving fast. In this episode, Justine and Olivia Moore, investing partners (and identical twins!) at a16z, break down what’s real, what’s overhyped, and what’s next across the consumer AI space. They cover: Veo 3: how Google's video model unlocked a new genre of content OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode: upgrades, realism, and... um, human-like hesitation Apple's AI announcements 11Labs V3: expressive voice tags, real-time interruptions, and narrative tools for creators New data from a16z: AI consumer startups are ramping revenue faster than ever—and they show you how Justine walks through how she used ChatGPT, Ideogram, and Krea to launch a fully AI-assisted brand prototype (store photos and all)Timecodes: 00:00 Introduction 00:28 Meet the Hosts: Justine and Olivia00:44 Veo 3: The Game-Changer in AI Video06:34 ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode Updates10:22 Apple's AI Announcements and Siri's Shortcomings12:18 11 Labs' New Voice Model: 11 V315:50 Report from a16z: AI Revenue Growth23:14 Demo of the Week: AI in Brand CreationResources: Read ‘What “Working” Means in the Era of AI Apps’: https://a16z.com/revenue-benchmarks-a... Find Justine on X: https://x.com/venturetwins Find Olivia on X: https://x.com/omooretweetsTools Discussed: Veo 3: https://gemini.google/overview/video-... OpenAI: https://openai.com/chatgpt 11Labs (V3 voice model) – https://elevenlabs.io/ Ideogram (logo/image generation) – https://ideogram.ai/ Black Forest Labs/Flux Context (image editing via Krea) – https://www.krea.ai/ Flux Context demo (Krea launch post) – https://www.krea.ai/blog/flux-context Hedra: https://www.hedra.com/Stay Updated: Let us know what you think: https://ratethispodcast.com/a16zFind a16z on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16zFind a16z on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16zSubscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/Follow our host: https://x.com/eriktorenbergPlease note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures.
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    29 mins
  • Marc Andreessen & Jack Altman: Venture Capital, AI, & Media
    Jun 11 2025

    In this episode Jack Altman, CEO of Lattice and host of Uncapped, interviews Marc Andreessen on how venture capital is evolving — from small seed funds to billion-dollar barbell strategies — and why today’s most important tech companies don’t just build tools, they replace entire industries. They cover:

    • The end of “picks and shovels” investing
    • Why missing a great company matters more than backing a bad one
    • The power law math behind fund size and asymmetric returns
    • AI as the next computing platform — and a test for Western civilization
    • Preference falsification, media power, and what founders can’t say out loud

    This is a conversation about ambition at scale, the structure of modern venture, and the deep forces reshaping startups, innovation, and power.

    Resources:

    Listen to more from Uncapped: https://linktr.ee/uncappedpod

    Find Jack on Xhttps://x.com/jaltma

    Find Marc on X: https://x.com/pmarca

    Find Uncapped on X: https://x.com/uncapped_pod

    Timecodes:
    00:00 What You Can’t Say

    01:20 Founders, Funders, and the Future

    02:00 Fund Size and Power Law Math

    06:45 From Tools to Full Stack Startups

    10:00 Market Sizing and Asymmetric Bets

    13:00 Public Markets Mirror Venture Dynamics

    17:00 The Barbell Strategy in Venture

    20:00 The Conflict Dilemma in Venture

    25:00 Staying in Early-Stage Venture

    29:30 The Death of the Middle

    32:00 Why It’s So Rare to Build a New Top VC Firm

    35:00 The Case for Power in Venture

    37:45 Limiting Factors for Big Companies

    41:00 AI as the Next Computing Platform

    45:30 Betting on Startups, Not Incumbents

    48:00 How a16z Thinks About Risk

    51:00 Building a Top-Tier GP Team

    55:00 Taste, Timing, and Getting Into the Scene

    57:00 Raising Capital Is the Easy Part

    1:00:30 AI’s Existential Stakes

    1:05:00 Autonomous Weapons, Ethics, and War

    1:11:00 Tech, Government, and Power

    1:13:00 Media, Mistrust, and Narrative Collapse

    1:24:00 Preference Falsification and Cultural Cascades

    1:32:00 The Thought Experiment

    1:33:00 Career Advice for Young Builders

    1:35:00 Marc vs. the Huberman Protocol

    1:39:30 What Would Prove You Right?

    Stay Updated:

    Let us know what you think: https://ratethispodcast.com/a16z

    Find a16z on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16z

    Find a16z on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z

    Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/

    Follow our host: https://x.com/eriktorenberg

    Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures.

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    1 hr and 41 mins
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