a16z

Entrepreneurs, investors, executives, engineers, academics, industry experts, and others in the technology ecosystem will be brought together. The team has established a network of expertise that includes technical and executive talent; top media and marketing resources; Fortune 500/Global 2000 firms; and other technology decision-makers, influencers, and key opinion leaders. As part of a16z's commitment to assisting portfolio firms in growing their businesses, its operational teams give entrepreneurs access to skills and insights across the whole spectrum of business development.    It is the go-to place for discussions regarding technology, inventions, and advancements as they affect daily lives. The podcast is a brief news podcast in which they recap the week's top headlines in order to rapidly refresh you on the week's events. The podcast explains why these subjects are in the news, as well as what is true and what is hype. This presentation investigates where biology is now where the computing revolution was 50 years ago, from the newest scientific advancements to the largest trends.   The firm is managed by general partners with subject knowledge spanning from biology to crypto to distributed systems to security to marketplaces to financial services, many of whom were previously founders/operators, CEOs, or CTOs of successful technological firms. Andreessen Horowitz (known as "a16z") is a venture capital firm that backs daring entrepreneurs shaping the future via technology. It was founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz.