This episode is from a recent A16Z All Hands meeting where Ben Horowitz, Mark and

recent and I discuss the firm's new media strategy. We cover why the old media playbook

no longer works, why being interesting matters more than being inoffensive, and how

speed and authenticity have replaced polish and caution. Really stoked to be making this happen.

Today's going to be a fun one.

We're going to dive into all things, new media.

First start with a high-level conversation about what is new media, how the media industry

has changed, and then get into what the new media team is doing here at A16 Z, what we've done so far,

what we're focused on and where we're going in 2026.

But first we thought we'd start with a little sizzle reel that gives a little bit of

insight into some of the activity that we've done here.

They pitched to us this idea of working with a virtual production using Marvel Sing.

And we look at the calendar.

This is such a crazy idea.

Hi, I'm Jessica.

Hi, I'm Jay.

I'm Kevin Moody, founder of photo labs.

E. Sola has raised a 17 million

Series A, led by A16C. Mark, Lucilla, Sam.

Z, welcome, welcome, welcome to the ASEA podcast. We've entered a world where attention is the

scarce resource. There's unlimited channels. And then the brands are mostly people. If you grew up in market, your whole concept of the laws of physics is different.

You have to approach new media with new media thinking, new media people, that kind of thing.

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