This week’s podcast is about WeRide. And about real-world AI. 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. Major Factors: Tech capabilities and progressCommercialization and adoption of productsEc ... Show More
Nov 19
Lessons from My Visits to Xiaomi, Unitree and iQIYI (267)
<p>This week’s podcast is about my trip to Xiaomi, Unitree and iQIYI.</p><p>You can listen to this podcast <a href='https://jefftowson.com/2025/11/lessons-from-my-visits-to-xiaomi-unitree-and-iqiyi-tech-strategy-podcast-267/'>here</a>, which has the slides and graphics mentioned. ... Show More
43m 39s
Sep 17
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 27
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
Aug 22
AI and Accelerationism with Marc Andreessen
<p>Marc Andreessen, cofounder Andreessen Horowitz, joins the Hermitix podcast for a conversation on AI, accelerationism, energy, and the future.</p><p>From the thermodynamic roots of effective accelerationism (E/acc) to the cultural cycles of optimism and fear around new technolo ... Show More
1h 9m
Oct 8
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 2023
Crypto is dead. Long live crypto! - Ivan Vantagiato
In this episode, James Harris, WPP’s Global Planning and Strategy Director, chats with cryptocurrency expert and influencer Ivan Vantagiato about what lies ahead for crypto and why its most valuable currency must become trust. *** This podcast is for educational purposes. The dis ... Show More
39m 16s