Bureaucrat mode
Talks about Founder mode vs Bureaucrat mode, Wartime CEOs vs Peacetime CEOs and organizational bureaucracy
Investing at the intersection of Tech x Gaming, including AI, VR/AR, 3D, gamified apps, etc https://a16z.gg/
Andreessen Horowitz is a stage-agnostic venture capital firm with assets under management across multiple funds.
The Cold Start Problem launched in 2021 as a top 50 bestselling audiobook and top 500 hardcover on Amazon. Featured in Financial Times, Forbes, CNBC, the Tim Ferris podcast, and more. https://coldstart.com
HarperCollins is an English language publisher that offers a range of Bibles, atlases, dictionaries, and reissued classics.
I led Uber's Rider Growth product teams! (Plus tours of duty on NACS, driver growth, growth platform, etc.) #superpumpedness
Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.
Raised $30,212,450,000.00 from PayPal.
Co-founded consumer startup that raised seed/A from Horowitz Andreessen Angel Fund, Mitch Kapor, Index Ventures, Ignition Partners, Tom Bedecarre/WPP Ventures and others. Team soft-landed at Uber after building and launching fast-growing consumer apps with multiple viral loops with k-factor>1 resulting in 10s of millions of active users, growing on AOL IM, Facebook, and Android platforms
Talks about Founder mode vs Bureaucrat mode, Wartime CEOs vs Peacetime CEOs and organizational bureaucracy
Talks about early-stage startups, pivoting and business pivot strategies
Talks about a16z Los Angeles office, a16z speedrun accelerator and SF and LA tech week
Talks about horizontal apps, vertical apps and whale monetization