This week’s podcast is about my visit to Trip.com in Shanghai. You can listen to this podcast here, which has the slides and graphics mentioned. Also available at iTunes and Google Podcasts. Here is the link to the TechMoat Consulting. Here is the link to our Tech Tours. ------- I write, speak and consult about how to win (and not lose) in digital strat ... Show More
Sep 2025
The Death of Search: How Shopping Will Work In The Age of AI
<p>The web is unhealthy, and AI agents are about to rewrite how we shop.</p><p>In this episode, a16z General Partner Alex Rampell and Partner Justine Moore explore how AI agents will change commerce and the implications for Google’s business model, affiliate marketing, online sho ... Show More
45m 22s
Sep 2025
The Common Thread of All Technology: Monitoring the Situation, Ep.1
<p>Announcing our new show, Monitoring the Situation, hosted by a16z General Partners Erik Torenberg and Katherine Boyle, with guest Eddie Lazzarin, CTO of a16z crypto. </p><p>In this first episode, we ask how American Dynamism, consumer, games, and crypto all fit together, from ... Show More
1 h
Oct 2025
Sam Altman on Sora, Energy, and Building an AI Empire
<p>Sam Altman has led OpenAI from its founding as a research nonprofit in 2015 to becoming the most valuable startup in the world ten years later.</p><p>In this episode, a16z Cofounder Ben Horowitz and General Partner Erik Torenberg sit down with Sam to discuss the core thesis be ... Show More
48m 25s
Sep 2024
TIP658: Peter Lynch’s Guide to Investing in Your Expertise w/ Kyle Grieve
On today’s episode, Kyle Grieve discusses the importance of simplicity and understanding for investment success, why you can succeed in investing while being wrong often, cloning characteristics too many investors follow that should be avoided to improve investing success, the si ... Show More
1h 2m