a16z Podcast podcast

a16z Podcast

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!

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!

 

#944

How Kong Was Born: APIs, Hustle, and the Future of AI Infrastructure

Augusto Marietti, CEO and cofounder of Kong, has one of the most remarkable founder storie... more

22 hrs Ago

37 MINS

37:57

22 hrs Ago


#943

Reid Hoffman on AI, Consciousness, and the Future of Humanity

Reid Hoffman has been at the center of every major tech shift, from co-founding LinkedIn a... more

Yesterday

53 MINS

53:00

Yesterday


#942

Marc Andreessen on the State of Film and Hollywood

Hollywood is going through a major cultural and creative reset, and Marc Andreessen thinks... more

17 Oct 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:46

17 Oct 2025


#941

Keith Rabois: Israel, OpenAI, Opendoor, and DOGE

From politics to technology to real estate, Keith Rabois has bold predictions for America’... more

16 Oct 2025

49 MINS

49:08

16 Oct 2025


#940

Ben Horowitz and Ali Ghodsi: How to Run a Billion-Dollar Business

Ben Horowitz founded Loudcloud in the middle of the dot-com bust and sold it for $1.6 bill... more

15 Oct 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:36

15 Oct 2025


#939

Is AI Slowing Down? Nathan Labenz Says We're Asking the Wrong Question

Nathan Labenz is one of the clearest voices analyzing where AI is headed, pairing sharp te... more

14 Oct 2025

1 HR 31 MINS

1:31:02

14 Oct 2025


#938

Columbia CS Professor: Why LLMs Can’t Discover New Science

From GPT-1 to GPT-5, LLMs have made tremendous progress in modeling human language. But ca... more

13 Oct 2025

50 MINS

50:54

13 Oct 2025


#937

Monitoring the Situation #3: Who Is Nick Land?

Zach Dell is founder and CEO of Base Power, an energy tech company that builds affordable,... more

12 Oct 2025

52 MINS

52:44

12 Oct 2025


#936

Sam Altman on Sora, Energy, and Building an AI Empire

Sam Altman has led OpenAI from its founding as a research nonprofit in 2015 to becoming th... more

08 Oct 2025

48 MINS

48:25

08 Oct 2025


#935

How to Build a Real Estate Marketplace - Kaz Nejatian, Opendoor CEO

Opendoor is trying to make it easier to buy a home. Kaz Nejatian just joined as CEO to hel... more

07 Oct 2025

55 MINS

55:44

07 Oct 2025


#934

Can the US Beat China’s Engineering State?

From high-speed rail to electric cars to batteries to AI, it’s clear that China can operat... more

06 Oct 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:10

06 Oct 2025


#933

Monitoring the Situation #2: Alana Newhouse

Two trends in media have been abundantly clear since 2020: legacy media is dying, and inde... more

05 Oct 2025

58 MINS

58:58

05 Oct 2025


#932

Software is Eating Labor

Software has fundamentally changed the way we record, store, and share information. Its ne... more

03 Oct 2025

26 MINS

26:49

03 Oct 2025


#931

The Ben & Marc Show: China Has Scale. Can America Catch Up?

Ben, Marc, and Erik Torenberg are joined by Brian Schimpf, Co-Founder & CEO of Anduril, an... more

02 Oct 2025

57 MINS

57:16

02 Oct 2025


#930

Cheeky Pint: Marc Andreessen, John Collison & Charlie Songhurst on Tech’s Big Questions

Today we’re sharing a feed drop from Cheeky Pint, where Stripe cofounder and president Joh... more

01 Oct 2025

2 HR 09 MINS

2:09:12

01 Oct 2025


#929

Building an AI Physicist: ChatGPT Co-Creator’s Next Venture

Scaling laws took us from GPT-1 to GPT-5 Pro. But in order to crack physics, we’ll need a ... more

30 Sep 2025

54 MINS

54:20

30 Sep 2025


#928

Meta CMO: How Advertising Works Under the Hood

Ads pay for the internet—and they’re about to change again. a16z General Partner Erik Tore... more

29 Sep 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:52

29 Sep 2025


#927

The Common Thread of All Technology: Monitoring the Situation, Ep.1

Announcing our new show, Monitoring the Situation, hosted by a16z General Partners Erik To... more

27 Sep 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:02

27 Sep 2025


#926

From Vibe Coding to Vibe Researching: OpenAI’s Mark Chen and Jakub Pachocki

What comes after vibe coding? Maybe vibe researching. OpenAI’s Chief Scientist, Jakub Pach... more

25 Sep 2025

52 MINS

52:05

25 Sep 2025


#925

Software finally eats services - Aaron Levie

Should the US put a price on H-1B visas, or would that block the flow of new talent? Are A... more

24 Sep 2025

59 MINS

59:33

24 Sep 2025


#924

America's Autism Crisis and How AI Can Fix Science with NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is one of the country’s top medical experts and a 24-year professor o... more

23 Sep 2025

58 MINS

58:13

23 Sep 2025


#923

Dylan Patel on the AI Chip Race - NVIDIA, Intel & the US Government vs. China

Nvidia’s $5 billion investment in Intel is one of the biggest surprises in semiconductors ... more

22 Sep 2025

1 HR 40 MINS

1:40:00

22 Sep 2025


#922

Charlie Kirk and the Rise of Political Violence

In this episode of Honestly with Bari Weiss, we share a special conversation featuring a16... more

21 Sep 2025

23 MINS

23:39

21 Sep 2025


#921

The Death of Search: How Shopping Will Work In The Age of AI

The web is unhealthy, and AI agents are about to rewrite how we shop. In this episode, a16... more

17 Sep 2025

45 MINS

45:22

17 Sep 2025