Conversation with Marc Andreessen, Co-Founder of a16z and Qasar Younis, CEO of Applied Intuition

Marc Andreessen and Qasar Younis

Nexus 23

Marc Andreessen is co-founder of a16z (Andreessen Horowitz) and Qasar Younis is co-founder and CEO of Applied Intuition and former COO of Y Combinator.

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Lessons from Intel CEO Andy Grove by Ben Horowitz of a16z

Lessons from Intel CEO Andy Grove by Ben Horowitz of a16z

March 2016

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State of Apps and New Wave of Social

State of Apps

with Olivia Moore

a16z Podcast

February 2023

Apple says they have paid developers over $320B since launching the App Store.

For many startups, the App Store is key to success.

Olivia Moore of a16z takes this deep dive into the current state of apps.

Timestamps:

00:00 Top apps in 2022 03:23 A new era of social? 06:55 Hitting #1 08:57 Staying on top 10:43 Building a sticky product 13:29 Growing an app in 2023 14:57 User-generated growth 17:07 2022 category winners 20:00 Anonymous social 21:37 Early monetization 25:45 Monetization trends 30:27 Leveraging platform shifts 34:58 Surprising hits 37:21 Looking toward 2023 39:09 Invisible AI products 41:19 Limiting virality 44:43 Vertical social networks 48:16 When digital goes physical 51:19 TikTok growth 53:01 Geographic trends 55:33 A decade old app 59:58 App challenge Resources:

* Follow Olivia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/omooretweets * Olivia's 2022 analysis: https://twitter.com/omooretweets/stat... * Olivia's 2021 analysis: https://twitter.com/omooretweets/stat... * Justine’s Boating app commentary: https://twitter.com/venturetwins/stat... * Olivia’s Tinder subscription commentary: https://twitter.com/omooretweets/stat... * Find a16z on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16z * Find a16z on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z * Find a16z on Simplecast: https://a16z.simplecast.com/ * Follow host Steph Smith: https://twitter.com/stephsmithio

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Scaling Up Blockchains with Zero-Knowledge Proofs

Scaling Up Blockchains with Zero-Knowledge Proofs

Ali Yahya, GP at a16z Crypto

Dan Boneh, Stanford University

Alex Gluchowski, co-founder Matter Labs

Alex Viasov, co-founder Matter Labs

November 2021

Note: learn more about a16z's Series B investment with Matter Labs here

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How Sports is Changing the Game for Technology + VC with PodiumVC's Founding Partner Akif Malik

PodiumVC's founding partner Akif Malik recently joined Silicon Valley-based success coach Raheel Bodla to share how sports is changing the game for technology and venture capital.

In this discussion (September 2021), Akif shares his journey into sports, tech and VC as well why the intersection of sports + tech is booming.

Thanks to Paklaunch, a community of over 10,000 founders, investors and professionals in the tech and startup ecosystem, for hosting.

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How to Stick to Your Vision While Executing with Noah Kagan

Noah Kagan, Chief Sumo at AppSumo, shares some frank advice on how to stick with your vision and a shoutout to Andrew Chen at a16z.

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