Startup Building: Major Shifts in Tech & Culture

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Welcome to "The Ben & Marc Show" featuring a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. In this first episode in a two-part series, Marc and Ben answer YOUR questions about startup building in the post-COVID world. In this one-on-one conversation, Ben and Marc unpack the biggest tech and cultural disruptions in recent time, including loss of trust in institutions, major problems facing American cities – including crime and the commercial real estate crisis – and even the relevancy of our 40-hour work week. That and much more. Enjoy! * WATCH PART 2 → https://youtu.be/Fw4p85jSfQc Topics Covered: 00:00:00 Teaser 00:00:34 Intro 00:01:32 Biggest tech disruptions out of COVID 00:07:42 Massive blow to societal trust in institutions and authority 00:14:57 How our cities have evolved post-COVID 00:17:43 Commercial real estate crisis 00:21:54 Rise of urban crime 00:27:02 Massive societal shifts during COVID 00:33:05 Future of the 40 hour work week 00:48:50 How do we measure productivity? 00:50:22 A need for education AND productive work 00:57:27 Prognosis of HR departments 01:09:05 Culture in the new post-COVID world 01:14:18 What a CEO can do to maintain cultural coherence 01:18:20 Sign off #startups #business #work #technology #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #tech #covid19 #vc #realestate #future #culture #a16z Listen to Us! - Apple: https://bit.ly/3SdsfNt - Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3SclPOr Resources: Marc on X: https://twitter.com/pmarca Marc’s Substack: https://pmarca.substack.com/ Ben on X: https://twitter.com/bhorowitz Book mentioned on this episode: - “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair https://amzn.to/3Ue2snA Films mentioned on this episode: - “The Graduate” (1967; Dir. Mike Nichols) https://amzn.to/44a7BSi - “The Hunt for Red October” (1990; Dir. John McTiernan) https://amzn.to/3UvYc4j Stay Updated: Find us on X: https://twitter.com/a16z Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z The views expressed here are those of the individual personnel quoted and are not the views of a16z or its affiliates. This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investors or prospective investors and may not under any circumstances be relied upon when making a decision to invest in any a16z funds. PLEASE SEE MORE HERE: https://a16z.com/disclosures/