a16z’s Erik Torenberg sits down with Josh Elman, Olivia Moore, and David Booth to introduce Cosign, a new product built around professional reputation and the people, companies, and products you’re willing to put your name behind.They unpack a simple idea at the heart of Silicon Valley: some of the most valuable professional signals aren’t credentials, but who believes in you. From the mentor who shaped your career to the colleague you’d work with anywhere or the young builder you think everyone should be watching, Cosign is an attempt to make those signals more visible and durable.They also discuss why human endorsements may become more valuable as AI makes outreach and information abundant, what existing professional networks get right and miss, and how making reputation more legible could help talented people get discovered earlier, find collaborators, and carry the work they’ve done behind the scenes into whatever they do next.Resources:Follow Josh Elman on X:<a href="https://x.com/joshelman" rel="noopener noreferrer"> https://x.com/joshelman</a>Follow Olivia Moore on X: <a href="https://x.com/omooretweets" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/omooretweets</a>Follow David Booth on X: <a href="https://x.com/david__booth" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/david__booth</a>Follow Cosign: <a href="https://x.com/cosign_build" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/cosign_build</a>Read more about Cosign: <a href="https://www.a16z.news/how-silicon-valley-knows-its-people" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.a16z.news/how-silicon-valley-knows-its-people</a>
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