There have been these big institutional players in DC in the state capitals for a very long time.

There wasn't anyone who was actually advocating on behalf of the startups and entrepreneurs,

the smaller builders in space.

They're trying to build models that might compete with Microsoft or Open AI or Meta or Google.

For those companies, what are the regulatory frameworks that would actually work for them

as opposed

to making that composition even more difficult than it already is. Regulate use, do not regulate

development, somehow is interpreted as do not regulate. I actually can't think of a single example

across the portfolio in which we are arguing for zero regulation. Who's speaking up for startups in Washington, D.C.?

Today, I'm joined by Matt Peralt, head of AI policy at A16Z,

and Colin McHune, head of government affairs at A16Z,

to talk about the little tech agenda.

A framework designed to ensure that regulation doesn't just work for the giants,

but also for the giants, but also

for the five-person teams trying to build the next breakthrough.

Their approach?

Regulate harmful use, not development.

We'll cover federal versus state rules, open source, export controls, and what smart

preemption could look like.

Let's get into it. Colin, Matt, welcome to the podcast.

Thanks so much.

Thanks for having us.

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