The a16z Show
Hosted by Ben Horowitz, Marc Andreessen & Stephanie White · 59 decoded episodes · newest Oct 8, 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 59
- Aug 20, 2026 · 46 minBorderless founders turn local trust into global scaleThe episode examines how founders outside Silicon Valley can combine local credibility with global talent, capital, customers, and AI-enabled speed.
- Aug 19, 2026 · 43 minWhatnot turns live shopping into a global discovery engineWhatnot’s growth tests whether live commerce can expand demand while preserving the trust and human relationships that distinguish it from conventional e-commerce.
- Aug 18, 2026 · 22 minAI Agents Force Cybersecurity to Rethink DetectionAs autonomous software changes both the speed and shape of attacks, defenders must secure systems that can interpret instructions, choose tools, and act without predictable behavior.
- Aug 17, 2026 · 55 minStripe bets AI will expand commerce, not shrink teamsStripe’s strategy offers a concrete test of whether AI’s biggest economic effect will be lower costs or a much larger market for software and payments.
- Aug 14, 2026 · 34 minKalanick bets industrial AI can revive founder-driven company buildingThe conversation examines whether the culture and leadership principles that powered Uber can translate into a portfolio of industrial businesses.
- Aug 13, 2026 · 45 minFounders must choose between AI sales breadth and prestigeThe choice between rapid customer capture and marquee references shapes pricing, hiring, onboarding, and how quickly an AI category can develop.
- Aug 12, 2026 · 52 minAI agents raise the ceiling for founder ambitionThe conversation examines how agents could let tiny teams build and run companies at unprecedented scale while institutions adapt much more slowly.
- Aug 11, 2026 · 23 minDatadog CISO shifts AI security from panic to practiceDatadog’s experience shows how security teams can govern rapid AI adoption without treating every theoretical failure as an emergency.
- Aug 10, 2026 · 37 minKavak rebuilds its marketplace around persistent AI agentsKavak’s experiment shows how AI can reshape not just workflows, but the structure, leadership, and learning systems of an entire company.
- Aug 7, 2026 · 24 minAI turns software supply chains into attack infrastructureAs autonomous agents gain access to credentials, code, and developer tools, familiar supply-chain weaknesses could become faster and harder to contain.
- Aug 6, 2026 · 47 minOpen models turn inference into critical AI infrastructureThe episode examines whether open-weight models can match closed systems while giving organizations more control over cost, deployment, customization, and safety.