a16z Podcast: Not If, But How -- When Technology is Inevitable (with Kevin Kelly)
Technology has always been a force in how we live, work, and play; only now it's accelerating and compounding in unexpected ways. But just because we don't know exactly what form that tech will take (...
7 Juni 201641min
Politics Over Pragmatism
"Anybody who is interested in China, who's developing things in China, who's doing business with China needs to be thinking about the instinct towards politics over pragmatism", argues New Yorker staf...
2 Juni 201643min
a16z Podcast: Startups and Pendulum Swings Through Ideas, Time, Fame, and Money
Everything old is new again when it comes to startup ideas and how technology innovation happens. But practically, how does that apply to starting and/or working at startups — especially since the def...
30 Maj 201653min
a16z Podcast: Trade, Commerce, Manufacturing, Immigration, & Cuba -- with Penny Pritzker
"We really want Apple here... Would you please call Tim Cook?" That's just one of the things Penny Pritzker, the 38th Secretary of Commerce has heard as she and the U.S. Department of Commerce engage ...
27 Maj 201630min
a16z Podcast: Managing Uncertainty -- Layoffs and Talent
In many ways, managing startups is about managing uncertainty: in product, market, and... people. So what happens when changes in the business require changes -- and sometimes reductions -- in the wor...
26 Maj 201629min
a16z Podcast: Automation, Jobs, & the Future of Work (and Income)
There's no question automation is taking over more and more aspects of work and some jobs altogether. But we're now entering a "third era" of automation, one which went from taking over dangerous work...
23 Maj 201626min
a16z Podcast: Innovation vs. Invention at Google I/O
Innovation or invention? Platform or app? Vertical or horizontal? Strategy or tactic? Does the smartphone eat VR? And (not to get all existential about it or anything but), what is an app, really? a16...
20 Maj 201626min
a16z Podcast: Airspace as the Next Internet-Like Platform
One of the most important lessons of the internet age is what happens when we give people -- including companies, developers, engineers, hobbyists, and yes, even a few bad (or dumb) actors -- a new pl...
18 Maj 201640min
