Marc Andreessen: Deep Vs. Broad Founders, AI in America, & the New Face of a16z

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Science, Innovation, Business, Entrepreneurship, Culture, Disruption, Software Eating The World, Technology

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🗓️ 16 May 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Today on the a16z Podcast, we’re sharing Marc Andreessen’s recent appearance on TBPN. Marc—cofounder and general partner at a16z—joins hosts John Coogan and Jordi Hays for a wide-ranging conversation, recorded live at the a16z’s 2025 LP Conference in Las Vegas. They cover the rise of AI, the future of open source models, and how tech is transforming every corner of the economy—from education and defense to healthcare and housing. Marc also shares his thoughts on the evolution of venture capital, the firm’s new branding, and what it takes to build enduring companies in a rapidly changing world.

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0:00.0	You just close your eyes and just imagine two states of the world. One is which the entire world runs an American open source LLM. And the other is where the entire world, including the U.S. runs on all Chinese software. And I, you know, I don't know. For me, that's, you know, very straightforward.
0:15.1	In this episode of the A16Z podcast, we're sharing Mark Andresen's recent appearance on TBPN, recorded live at A16Z's
0:22.9	2005 LP conference in Las Vegas. Mark joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation on everything
0:29.1	from the AI boom and open source models to the evolution of venture capital and the future
0:34.8	of American dynamism. Along the way, he reveals the thinking behind
0:38.9	A16Z's new branding, how startups are scaling faster than ever, and what it'll take to build
0:44.3	enduring companies in today's market. Let's get into it. As a reminder, the content here is for informational purposes only.
0:56.0	Should not be taken as legal business, tax, or investment advice, or be used to evaluate any
1:00.4	investment or security, and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any
1:04.9	A16Z fund.
1:06.6	Please note that A16Z and its affiliates may also maintain investments in the companies
1:10.1	discussed in this podcast.
1:11.7	For more details, including a link to our investments, please see A16Z.com forward slash disclosures.
1:23.3	Welcome.
1:24.2	How are you doing, Mark?
1:25.4	Hey, guys. What's happening?
1:26.8	What's happening? What's happening?
1:27.7	It's been a great day.
1:28.3	I'm going to hit this real quick.
1:29.6	We have the sound effect board.
1:31.7	Thanks so much for joining us.
1:33.7	And thanks for wearing us, thanks for wearing a suit.
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