Recode Decode: Andreessen Horowitz's Scott Kupor

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Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Scott Kupor, the managing partner of Andreessen Horowitz, talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher and Teddy Schleifer about his new book, Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It. In this episode: How Kupor became a venture capitalist; his role at Andreessen Horowitz; what makes AH different from other venture firms; how other firms have copied it; why Kupor wrote his book; the “secrets” of how VCs think; stories that founders tell employees and investors; working with limited partners; why firms have to give founders so much control; the friction of removing CEOs; diversity in VC; what’s next for venture capital; how Andreessen Horowitz is looking at opportunity zones; and is Silicon Valley “over?” Follow us Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), host Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer), co-host Scott Kupor (@skupor), guest Erica Anderson (@EricaAmerica), executive producer Eric Johnson (@HeyHeyESJ), producer More to explore If you haven't already, subscribe to Recode Decode Subscribe to Recode's other podcasts: Recode Media, Pivot, and Land of the Giants Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, Editor-Large of Recode.
0:03.6	You may know me as the keeper of so many secrets, but in my spare time I talk tech and you're
0:07.5	listening to Recode Decode from the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:11.3	Today in the Red Chair is Scott Cooper, the Managing Partner of Andreson Horowitz.
0:15.9	He's also the author of a new book called Secrets of Sand Hill Road, Venture Capital, and
0:20.9	How To Get It.
0:22.4	Scott, welcome to Recode Decode.
0:24.2	And joining us for this interview is Recode's Finance Editor, Teddy Schleefer.
0:27.8	Hey, how's it going?
0:28.8	How you doing?
0:29.8	So we have we're going to talk V.C. Scott.
0:31.8	I heard we might do that.
0:32.8	But first of all, no, saying you're the Managing Partner of Andreson Horowitz, it's one of
0:35.8	the most important venture firms in Silicon Valley.
0:38.8	Thank you.
0:39.8	Do the very quick and dirty how you got there.
0:41.4	Yes, very quickly, I have been working for Mark Andreson Ben Horowitz for almost 20 years
0:46.1	now.
0:47.1	So I joined them when they started Loud Cloud in 99.
0:48.7	Right, so you can't leave.
0:49.7	Did a bunch of stuff right exactly.
0:51.2	And when we finished up that gig, I told my wife, maybe there's one more in us and she's
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