The Ben & Marc Show

Building Startups: Major Shifts in Tech & Culture

Episode Summary

In this latest episode, Ben and Marc discuss startup building in the post-COVID world. They delve into the biggest technological and cultural disruptions of the past four years, the major problems facing American cities (including crime and a commercial real estate crisis), and even question the future of our 40-hour work week.

Episode Notes

Welcome to "The Ben & Marc Show" featuring a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. In this first episode of a two-part series, Marc and Ben visit the Twittersphere (or X-sphere) to answer YOUR questions about startup building in this post-COVID world.

 

In this one-on-one conversation, Ben and Marc discuss the biggest tech disruptions of the past four years, dive into the major problems facing American cities – including crime and a commercial real estate crisis – and question the future of our 40-hour work week.  That and much more.  Enjoy!

 

Watch this Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-zzrGs5Z1yk

 

Resources:

Marc on X: https://twitter.com/pmarca

Marc’s Substack: https://pmarca.substack.com/

Ben on X: https://twitter.com/bhorowitz

 

Book mentioned in this episode: 

- “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair amzn.to/3Ue2snA

 

Films mentioned in this episode: 

- “The Graduate” (1967; Dir. Mike Nichols) amzn.to/44a7BSi

- “The Hunt for Red October”  (1990; Dir. John McTiernan) amzn.to/3UvYc4j

 

Stay Updated: 

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Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z

 

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