The a16z Show
Hosted by Ben Horowitz, Marc Andreessen & Stephanie White · 58 decoded episodes · newest Oct 7, 2026
The a16z Show discusses tech and culture trends, news, and the future – especially as ‘software eats the world’. It features industry experts, business leaders, and other interesting thinkers and voices from around the world. This show is produced by Andreessen Horowitz (aka “a16z”), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Multiple episodes are released every week; visit a16z.com for more details and to sign up for our newsletters and other content as well!
Episodes 58
- Sep 25, 2026 · 50 minCosign bets on reputation as Silicon Valley’s next talent signalAs AI expands the volume of information and outreach, trusted context could determine which people, companies, and opportunities receive attention.
- Sep 24, 2026 · 28 minAI pause debate pits speculative doom against accountabilityThe discussion tests whether slowing AI development would reduce serious risks or mainly delay useful technology while leaving governance problems unresolved.
- Sep 23, 2026 · 48 minAI pushes colleges toward curiosity, judgment, and unconventional pathsAs AI makes technical execution cheaper and more autonomous, education may need to focus less on prescribed careers and more on discernment, character, and collaboration.
- Sep 22, 2026 · 43 mina16z proposes a builder-first school for the AI eraThe academy offers a test of whether residential education can replace lectures, grades, and memorization with projects, relationships, and judgment.
- Sep 21, 2026 · 29 minSinofsky reframes AI safety as software engineeringThe language used to describe AI failures could shape whether companies and regulators pursue practical safeguards or vague, ineffective rules.
- Sep 20, 2026 · 57 minPaid in Full turns hip-hop recognition into material supportThe episode examines whether a culture built by overlooked pioneers can honor its founders through sustained financial and personal care.
- Sep 19, 2026 · 1h 0mAI products must earn habits, not just attentionAs AI lowers the cost of launching consumer products, lasting winners will be defined by trust, retention, and relationships rather than novelty or distribution alone.
- Sep 18, 2026 · 1h 9mEnterprise AI stalls without organizational contextThe conversation separates immediate cybersecurity risks from speculative superintelligence while explaining why enterprise adoption depends on context, ontology, and deployment economics.
- Sep 17, 2026 · 40 minReal-time video pushes generative AI toward interactive worldsThe episode shows how cheaper, faster video generation is moving AI video from short clips toward persistent experiences and professional production systems.
- Sep 16, 2026 · 53 minLightfield rebuilds CRM around the business relationshipThe episode examines whether AI can replace rigid, seat-based CRM systems with a living model of how companies actually work.
- Sep 15, 2026 · 43 minOnline wellness trends outrun real-world behaviorThe episode examines how digital conversation can inflate body-optimization trends, while increasingly personalized technologies make more extreme experimentation possible.
- Sep 14, 2026 · 51 minOpenAI frames computer-using agents as the next AGI thresholdThe discussion links AGI’s definition to sustained computer-based work while confronting the infrastructure, security, and governance needed to deploy it safely.