Podcast · 489 episodes
The a16z Show
by Andreessen Horowitz · English
The a16z Show discusses tech and culture trends, news, and the future – especially as ‘software eats the world’. It features industry experts, business leaders, and other interesting thinkers and voices from around the world. This show is produced by Andreessen Horowitz (aka “a16z”), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Multiple episodes are released every week; visit a16z.com for more details and to sign up for our newsletters and other content as well!
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The $1 Trillion AI Buildout | State of MarketsA16Z “State of Markets” discussion on the scale of the AI buildout, whether it’s a bubble, and how AI adoption is translating into revenue, cost savings, and new infrastructure investment.30 Sep 2026 · 54 min
The Personal Agent Race Is Here | Anish Acharya & David PawlanPersonal AI agents moving from experiments to everyday life—why “invisible” proactivity and cost-saving workflows will win, how users will interact (text/voice/apps/wearables), and what happens when…29 Sep 2026 · 51 min
AI Can Write Code. Why Isn’t Software Better?The episode argues that despite impressive AI coding agents, “software isn’t getting better” and real automation is missing.28 Sep 2026 · 43 min
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The $1 Trillion AI Buildout | State of MarketsA16Z “State of Markets” discussion on the scale of the AI buildout, whether it’s a bubble, and how AI adoption is translating into revenue, cost savings, and new infrastructure investment.30 Sep 2026 · 54 min · 26 chapters
The Personal Agent Race Is Here | Anish Acharya & David PawlanPersonal AI agents moving from experiments to everyday life—why “invisible” proactivity and cost-saving workflows will win, how users will interact (text/voice/apps/wearables), and what happens when…29 Sep 2026 · 51 min · 21 chapters
AI Can Write Code. Why Isn’t Software Better?The episode argues that despite impressive AI coding agents, “software isn’t getting better” and real automation is missing.28 Sep 2026 · 43 min · 18 chapters
Building a Team at AI Speed | Harvey’s Maggie LandersHarvey’s VP of Talent Maggie Landers explains how the AI legal platform scales hiring and culture while moving “AI speed,” emphasizing progress over perfection, failing fast, and maintaining trust as…27 Sep 2026 · 48 min · 23 chapters
Aaron Levie, Steven Sinofsky & Martin Casado: How Do You Secure a World of AI Agents?Debate on securing “a world of AI agents,” including AI safety vs cybersecurity, whether “pacing” frontier AI releases is meaningful, and how agent swarms change internal security and permissions.26 Sep 2026 · 56 min · 29 chapters
The Reputation Graph of Silicon Valley | Introducing CosignThe episode introduces Cosign, a product for tracking professional reputation in Silicon Valley—turning ephemeral endorsements (from X/LinkedIn/AngelList) into durable, searchable “co-signs” that…25 Sep 2026 · 50 min · 21 chapters
The Case Against an AI Pause | Eddy LazzarinArgues against calls to pause AI development, claiming today’s risks are mainly cybersecurity/control failures, not imminent “superintelligence doom.” Emphasizes “P-abundance” and the opportunity…24 Sep 2026 · 28 min · 9 chapters
Amjad Masad on Rethinking College for the AI EraRethinking college and company-building in the AI era—arguing for curiosity-driven, project-based education with freedom to pursue “side quests,” fewer constraints (no grades/tests), and more trust…23 Sep 2026 · 48 min · 16 chapters
Why a16z is Building a New School for the AI Era | Ben HorowitzBen Horowitz and Gagan Biani announce Horowitz and Andresen Academy, a new residential school in San Francisco built around “learning by building” for the AI era.22 Sep 2026 · 43 min · 27 chapters
AI Safety Language Is Destroying the Debate | Steven SinofskySteven Sinofsky argues that AI safety debate is being distorted by anthropomorphic language (“misalignment,” “rogue agents,” “goal-seeking”) that obscures the real issue: software bugs and…21 Sep 2026 · 29 min · 11 chapters
Nas, Grandmaster Caz, Steve Stoute & Ben Horowitz on Paying Hip-Hop’s Pioneers Their DueThis episode is about the Paid in Full Foundation, which honors hip-hop pioneers by pairing financial support with public recognition.20 Sep 2026 · 57 min · 24 chapters
What Makes a Consumer AI Product Stick? | Josh ElmanBuilding “sticky” consumer AI products—starting with one clear job-to-be-done, earning trust as AI handles more sensitive actions, and evolving from single-user utility to habit, agents, and even…19 Sep 2026 · 1 h · 26 chapters
Databricks CEO on AI Pacing, Cyber Risk, and the EnterpriseThe episode debates “AI pacing” vs security, whether existential risk is imminent, and what’s actually blocking enterprise AI adoption.18 Sep 2026 · 1 h 9 min · 32 chapters
The Next Frontier of AI Video Is ControlThis A16Z episode is about FAL’s H3 Max and why AI video’s “next frontier” is control plus real-time speed.17 Sep 2026 · 40 min · 15 chapters
The AI-Native CRMLightfield’s “AI-native CRM” and the pivot from Tome’s AI presentation tool to a business-world model that turns scattered customer data (emails, calls, meetings, product usage) into an activity-log…16 Sep 2026 · 53 min · 24 chapters
The Age of Body Futurism | Ruby Justice ThelotThe episode examines “para-content” (content about content) and how wellness/optimization trends like GLP-1s, peptides, protein maxing, wearables, and longevity clinics spread online faster than they…15 Sep 2026 · 43 min · 16 chapters
Greg Brockman on Why OpenAI Says We’re Entering the AGI EraOpenAI cofounder Greg Brockman argues the industry is entering an “AGI era,” driven by models that can use computers and complete long tasks, but constrained by compute shortages and by the need to…14 Sep 2026 · 51 min · 26 chapters
World Models, Robotics, and the Future of 3D AIWorld Labs’ Atlas “multimodal world model” for 3D AI—generation, sparse reconstruction, and simulation—aimed at VFX/gaming/VR/construction and robotics, with pixel-perfect camera control and 3D…13 Sep 2026 · 24 min · 9 chapters
Why Companies Are Becoming a Series of Loops | Anish Acharya on Lenny’s PodcastAI’s impact on work and companies—why “permanent underclass” fears are overstated, how businesses will evolve into “loops” (agent-driven input→feedback→shipping cycles), and where the biggest…12 Sep 2026 · 1 h 18 min · 37 chapters
What It Takes to Build a Startup | Andrew Chen & Matt PeraultA16Z Speedrun “little tech” startups—how tiny, kitchen-table teams (often 2–3 people) build from day one, how regulation affects where they locate, and what policymakers can learn by hearing directly…11 Sep 2026 · 38 min · 11 chapters
How AI Is Rewriting the Power Law of Venture CapitalHow AI is changing venture capital’s “power law,” making returns more extreme by letting capital compound advantages through compute, and reshaping venture portfolio construction for LPs.10 Sep 2026 · 49 min · 23 chapters
Who Grades the AI Models? | Ben Horowitz & Rayan KrishnanIndependent evaluation of AI models and agents—why public benchmarks can mislead, how VALS builds private, high-signal tests quickly before releases, and how evolving benchmarks matter for enterprise…9 Sep 2026 · 40 min · 22 chapters
OpenAI Researchers on the Future of Mathematical ReasoningOpenAI researchers discuss how AI is advancing mathematical reasoning beyond benchmark solving, focusing on recent results in sphere packing, coding theory, and group theory, and what changes when…8 Sep 2026 · 1 h 5 min · 28 chapters
Can Open Source Keep AI Power From Concentrating?Whether open source can prevent AI power from concentrating, focusing on how current transformer economics (data centers, massive data, “bigger is better”) drive centralization—and what research…7 Sep 2026 · 9 min · 3 chapters