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Discussion on fixing healthcare's poor outcomes at high cost, focusing on role of policy, technology, competition in solution, potential impact of AI and regulation, future of healthcare led by healthcare incumbents, tech giants or AI-native startups.

January 15, 2025

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Substack cofounder & CEO Chris Best shares insights on building platforms and empowering creators with a16z General Partner Andrew Chen, discussing the evolution of Substack and its impact on the creator economy.

January 09, 2025

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Podcast episode features a16z crypto team members discussing their personal excitement about trends in stablecoins, payments, app store distribution, user experience, and more. The conversation includes thoughts on early adopters, improving infrastructure, and turning passive holders into active users.

January 03, 2025

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In this podcast episode, Julie Yoo, Angela Strange, and Joe Schmidt of a16z discuss AI's transformative impact on healthcare, fintech, and traditional service sectors in 2025. Topics include super staffing for healthcare, simplifying regulation through AI, and redefining services via workflow automation and acquisitions.

December 30, 2024

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This podcast discusses how AI-native tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity are disrupting Google's search dominance, the growing trend of independence in AI infrastructure, and the future potential of smaller on-device AI models driving privacy, performance, and new user applications. The episode also covers the role of governments prioritizing compute, energy, and data in these advancements.

December 25, 2024

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This podcast discusses how robots, Earth observation data, and gaming technology are transforming industries in a variety of sectors. Erin Price-Wright, Millen Anand, and Troy Kirwin delve into these trends as part of a16z's four-part series on 50 Big Ideas for 2025.

December 20, 2024

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Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke discusses his journey from a snowboarding store to a global ecommerce platform, shares insights on leadership and innovation, and explores the changing landscape of retail with Ben Horowitz at the a16z crypto Founders Summit. They also touch on AI, crypto, decentralization, and the next wave of technologies.

December 16, 2024

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Did you know the U.S. nurse labor market is over $600 billion annually, but the dedicated software market for nurses is almost zero?In this episode General Partners Alex Rampell, David Haber, and Angela Strange discuss how AI is revolutionizing labor by automating tasks traditionally done by humans.They’ll trace the evolution of cloud eras — from the original to financial services-enabled to the current AI-enabled outcomes era — showcasing how AI is creating unprecedented opportunities, allowing startups to outpace incumbents. They also explore how this shift will reshape industries, where we are in the adoption curve and what companies need to succeed, and the gaps where the a16z Enterprise team would love to see more innovation.Resources:AI Turns Capital to Labor:  https://a16z.com/ai-turns-capital-to-labor/The Messy Inbox Problem: https://a16z.com/the-messy-inbox-problem-ai-apps-wedge-strategies/Vertical SaaS: Now with AI Inside: https://a16z.com/vertical-saas-now-with-ai-inside/BarbAIrians at the Gate: The Financial Opportunity of AI: https://a16z.com/financial-opportunity-of-ai/Stay Updated:Let us know what you think: https://ratethispodcast.com/a16zFind a16z on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16zFind a16z on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16zSubscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/Follow our host: https://twitter.com/stephsmithioPlease note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures.a 

December 11, 2024

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This podcast delves into the systemic challenges inhibiting technological change in early childhood education, discussing misaligned incentives, political resistance, and the lack of a shared vision around education purchasing. Guests Anurupa Ganguly, Chris Bennett, Anna Edwards, and Jeff Jordan explore public-private partnerships as a solution for scale and engaging risk-averse decision-makers to reclaim the American dream for future generations.

December 06, 2024

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This episode discusses prediction markets during the recent election and their comparison to pollsters. Guests Alex Taborrok, Scott Duke Kominers, and Sonal Chokshi explore how these markets work, design challenges, opportunities, and applications - including futarchy, AI entering the market, DeSci, and more. The conversation also covers other information aggregation mechanisms such as peer prediction.

December 02, 2024

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Sales evolution discussed with focus on AI-native systems automating early tasks like prospecting and qualification, providing live coaching, and driving decisions across sales, marketing, and product teams.

November 25, 2024

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In this podcast episode, Dr. Andrew Scott and Vijay Pande discuss the implications of longer lifespans, focusing on transitions needed in healthcare from 'sick care' to 'healthcare', societal shifts for a healthier aging society, and individual choices for improving healthspans.

November 18, 2024

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This podcast discusses the American manufacturing crisis and its impact on national resilience. a16z's Oliver Hsu speaks with founders Jordan Black (Senra Systems), Chris Power (Hadrian), and Bryon Hargis (Castellan) about outdated regulations, automation adoption, and reviving our industrial base through vertically integrated approaches.

November 11, 2024

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The panel at SF Tech Week discussed recent advancements in autonomous tech across air, land, and sea domains, featuring Macario Namie from Skydro, Vijay Patnaik from Applied Intuition, and Peter Bowman-Davis from a16z. The experts shared insights on real-world deployments of autonomous systems, new chips impacting cost & efficiency, building full-stack solutions, managing risk, and evolving regulation.

November 04, 2024

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The podcast discusses a16z crypto's 2024 State of Crypto Report, including new insights on the number of global crypto users, interest in crypto swing states ahead of the U.S. election, infrastructure improvements to blockchains, applications like stablecoins and DePIN, and a 'Builder Energy' dashboard at a16zcrypto.com. Daren Matsuoka, lead data scientist and report author, and Eddy Lazzarin, CTO, share their thoughts.

October 29, 2024

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Discussion about Tesla's autonomy plans and new products like Cybercab, Robovan, and Optimus at 'We, Robot' event. Exploration of autonomy stack layers and data sources with perspectives from computer vision and AI experts Anjney Midha and Erin Price-Wright.

October 24, 2024

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Apple Pay, launched 10 years ago, now supports hundreds of millions of consumers in 78 markets, transforming digital payments to include transit cards, car keys, and more; Jennifer Bailey, VP of Apple Pay & Wallet, discusses challenges, future, and insights for entrepreneurs with Alex Rampell, a16z General Partner.

October 22, 2024

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In the AI Revolution series, Bob Swan interviews Lisa Su about her leadership at AMD and its position as a global leader in AI and high-performance computing. They discuss AMD's role in democratizing Gen AI, evolution of AI computing, and the importance of open ecosystems.

October 17, 2024

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Discussion between Vijay Balasubramaniyan (Pindrop CEO) and Martin Casado (a16z) about deepfakes, their creation, detection, regulation, and potential implications on truth control.

October 11, 2024

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This week discusses the new Audio Overview feature of Google's NotebookLM, OpenAI's real-time speech-to-speech API, and Pika's AI model breakthrough. The episode features a conversation with the a16z Consumer team (Anish Acharya, Olivia Moore, and Bryan Kim) about the future of voice technology and AI in 2024.

October 08, 2024