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The a16z Show

Andreessen Horowitz's own podcast network — conversations with the firm's partners, portfolio founders and outside experts about where technology is heading.

Format Regular, typically 30 to 60 minutesListen a16z.com/podcasts ↗YouTube @a16z ↗

Why an angel should listen

This is a venture firm talking about the sectors it invests in, and reading it that way is what makes it useful. a16z is unusually good at articulating a thesis early and in public, and whether or not the thesis is right, knowing what a firm of that size believes tells you what will be funded over the next two years.

The practical use for an angel is early warning about where competition and capital are heading. A sector that a16z is publicly enthusiastic about is a sector where valuations are about to rise and where your portfolio companies may be about to acquire well-funded competitors.

The network extends into specialised shows on crypto, healthcare and AI, which are often more substantive than the flagship because they are aimed at practitioners rather than at a general audience.

Watch one

Start with this episode

From the show's own channel

Aaron Levie and Steven Sinofsky on the AI-Worker Future

Two operators with long histories in enterprise software on what AI actually changes about how work gets done — useful background if you are assessing AI companies and want the operator view rather than the pitch.

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Where to begin

Start with these

  • Any episode on a sector you are actively investing in — it tells you what the well-funded view is.
  • The specialist shows in the network if you have a technical background; they go considerably deeper.
  • Episodes featuring portfolio founders, read as a window into how the firm positions its companies.

In short

Good for

Sector thesesSeeing where capital is headingAI and technical topics
Listen at a16z.com/podcasts

The a16z Show: common questions

Is a venture firm's own podcast just marketing?
Partly, and that is what makes it useful. Knowing what a firm of that size believes tells you what will be funded over the next two years, which is competitive intelligence whether or not the thesis turns out to be right.
Which show in the network should I actually follow?
The specialist shows tend to be more substantive than the flagship, because they are aimed at practitioners rather than a general audience. Pick the one matching a sector you invest in.