Welcome to Web 3 with A16Z, our show about building the next generation of the internet from the team at A16Z crypto.

That includes me, your host for today, Robert Hackett.

This show is for anyone, whether creator or developer, company leader or startup

entrepreneur, policymaker, or everyday internet user. Today's episode is the second installment of a limited

series we're running that's tied to the release of the new book, Read Right Own,

Building the Next Era of the Internet by Chris Dixon. The book explores the power of blockchains to reshape the internet back into an open network for fostering creativity and entrepreneurship, issues that affect us all.

The book also goes beyond crypto and blockchains to cover intersecting technologies such as AI, social networks,

marketplaces, virtual worlds, and more.

You can find out more about the book on read-write-owned.com.

Today's episode is a conversation between Chris Dixon,

author of read-write-owned, and founder and managing partner of A16Z crypto,

and Stephen Johnson, a prolific author who is now working on AI tools as editorial director at

Google Labs. The two discuss what motivates their writing. They explore the emergent properties

of decentralized networks, and they dig into how the internet has changed from its origins to today, as well as what's ahead.

The episode begins with the interview and segues halfway through into an audience

Q&A led by Stephen.

As a reminder, none of the following should be taken as business, legal,

investment, or tax advice.

Please see A16Z.com slash disclosures for more important information,

including a link to a list of our investments.

Hello everyone.

We're really excited to have this conversation.

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