To celebrate the L.A. community and the city's growth, a16z recently hosted, "Time to Build Los Angeles," an event where we invited L.A.-based investors, founders, and operators from across a diverse range of industries to talk about company building in L.A. In the first in our series of interviews, we invited Andrew Chen from a16z, Minnie Ingersoll from Ten ... Show More
Jun 2025
How Startups are Fixing Healthcare Friction
What if the biggest lever for improving U.S. healthcare isn’t clinical, but operational?In this episode, recorded live at New York Tech Week, a16z General Partner David Haber speaks with Trey Holterman (Tennr) and Christophe Rimann (Camber), two founders tackling the core infrast ... Show More
23m 54s
Apr 2025
What Comes After Mobile? Meta’s Andrew Bosworth on AI and Consumer Tech
For the past 20 years, consumer technology has been shaped by the same form factors: apps and touchscreens on smartphones. But advances in AI, wearables, and hardware could introduce an entirely new stack—creating a more agentic, adaptive, and immersive computing experience for u ... Show More
32m 30s
Feb 2025
Who Will Own the Internet? a16z’s Chris Dixon on AI and Crypto
Technology doesn’t grow in isolation—it evolves in waves. Just as mobile, cloud, and social shaped the internet of the past 20 years, so too could crypto, AI, and new hardware usher in an era of the internet that’s pro-innovation, pro-startup, and pro-creator. Speaking with a16z ... Show More
32m 55s
Jun 2022
Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the Industry - Fireside Chat Pt.1 | Ep 400
Glass ceilings, boring work, and more! Today, join Alex (@AlexHormozi) and his wife Leila (@LeilaHormozi) as they guest speak at Fireside Chat Las Vegas to answer some Q&As on business, and give really awesome insights & advice. This is part 1 of the chat.Welcome to The Game w/Al ... Show More
44m 59s
Jun 2023
The Buy Box: What We Look for in Companies to Invest In | Ep 547
"The bigger the investment, the more the leadership team matters.” Today, Alex (@AlexHormozi) talks about the criteria they look for investing in companies, including the importance of cash flow-positive and profitable businesses that are founder-led and have exceptional products ... Show More
19m 1s
Mar 2022
Gaurav Kapadia - Everything Compounds - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 269]
My guest today is Gaurav Kapadia, founder of investment firm XN. Gaurav is a veteran of the investing arena. We cover his lessons while rising to partner at TPG Axon, co-founding Soroban Capital, and his decision to launch XN in 2020. We then discuss his approach to building XN a ... Show More
1h 18m
Aug 2022
How Angel Investing is Helping Women Start More Businesses
Being an entrepreneur myself, I’ve always known that the trickiest part of running your own business or starting your own side hustle is the money part. How do you get enough money to get up and running? You could borrow money from friends and a family, use your own cash, or look ... Show More
43m 25s
Aug 2022
Katherine Boyle - Investing for America - [Invest Like the Best, EP.290]
My guest today is Katherine Boyle, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Katherine started her career as a reporter for The Washington Post before moving into VC at General Catalyst. She now leads a practice at a16z called American Dynamism, investing in companies that are so ... Show More
56m 20s
May 2023
Why Brand is the Biggest Risk in Investing (on Don’t Be Sour) Pt. 1 - Feb. ‘23 | Ep 540
"Strategic buyers tend to buy businesses for more than financial buyers do." Today, join Alex (@AlexHormozi) as he guests on Don’t Be Sour to talk about his background in building and investing in businesses, the importance of understanding a company's value, the risks associated ... Show More
47m 7s
Dec 2022
Business Breakdown: Chick-fil-A | Ep 470
Slow and steady always wins the race. Today, Alex (@AlexHormozi) talks about Chik-fil-A’s story, interesting facts about the company, what they did to stay in the game, and some important lessons we can apply to our own businesses. Welcome to The Game w/Alex Hormozi, hosted by en ... Show More
28m 34s