Anish Acharya
PersonHeard in 7 episodes across 3 shows since Aug 2026
Anish Acharya is a general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). He focuses on consumer technology and has shared his insights on product strategy and industry trends as a guest on prominent business and product podcasts.
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Mentions of Anish Acharya per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, across the podcasts PodLume Trends follows.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
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| Aug 12 | 0.07‰ | 2 |
| Aug 26 | 0.07‰ | 2 |
| Sep 6 | 0.29‰ | 9 |
| Sep 12 | 0.41‰ | 3 |
| Sep 19 | 0.03‰ | 1 |
| Sep 28 | 0.05‰ | 2 |
| Sep 29 | 0.08‰ | 1 |
What Anish Acharya has said on podcasts
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Personal agents can improve restaurants' ability to optimize seating and customer mix.
“your ability to fill the restaurant in a way that's sort of globally optimal is way higher.”
Open the episode · Dario Goes From SNL to White House, Some Personal Agent News, Mongo Got Zucked | Lo Toney, Zack London, Anish Acharya, Evan Conrad, Gstaad GuyListen at 1:38:18
Personal agents will increase visits to long-tail restaurants.
“I actually think you're going to get this like long tail effect where more people will visit more restaurants.”
Open the episode · Dario Goes From SNL to White House, Some Personal Agent News, Mongo Got Zucked | Lo Toney, Zack London, Anish Acharya, Evan Conrad, Gstaad GuyListen at 1:38:37
AI agents could substantially empower consumers in bureaucratic and legal matters.
“I kind of like this vision of the consumer being extraordinarily empowered with these things.”
Open the episode · Dario Goes From SNL to White House, Some Personal Agent News, Mongo Got Zucked | Lo Toney, Zack London, Anish Acharya, Evan Conrad, Gstaad GuyListen at 1:42:59
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Episodes
7 episodes featuring Anish Acharya, newest first
- Sep 29, 2026
Personal agents move from chatbots to trusted operatorsThe a16z ShowSep 29, 2026Guest - Sep 28, 2026
AI agents push commerce, infrastructure and taste into new territoryTBPNSep 28, 2026Guest - Sep 19, 2026
AI products must earn habits, not just attentionThe a16z ShowSep 19, 2026 - Sep 12, 2026
AI loops could expand ambition, not eliminate human agencyThe a16z ShowSep 12, 2026Guest - Sep 6, 2026
AI loops and continuous shipping are redefining how startups build moatsLenny's Podcast: Product | Career | GrowthSep 6, 2026Guest - Aug 26, 2026
AI applications challenge models for the value layerThe a16z ShowAug 26, 2026Guest