How AI Created the Fastest Product Cycle in History
The a16z Show4 Joulu 2025

How AI Created the Fastest Product Cycle in History

Recently, a16z General Partner Anish Acharya joined Ollie Forsyth on NEW ECONOMIES. They talked about why consumer tech is surging again, how AI is enabling 100M-user products at unprecedented speed, and what founders need to understand heading into 2026 — from distribution shifts to founder mindset to the mechanics behind the fastest product cycle in tech history.

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