Marc Andreessen recently joined Harry Stebbings on the 20VC Podcast to talk about venture capital, founder psychology and AI economics. Here are our top takeaways from the interview.
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Founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (known as "a16z") is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. We are stage agnostic: We invest in seed to late-stage technology companies, across the consumer, enterprise, bio/healthcare, crypto, fintech and games spaces. a16z is defined by respect for the entrepreneur and the entrepreneurial company building process; we know what it’s like to be in the founder’s shoes. The firm is led by general partners, many of whom are former founders/operators, CEOs, or CTOs of successful technology companies, and who have domain expertise ranging from biology to crypto to distributed systems to security to marketplaces to financial services. We aim to connect entrepreneurs, investors, executives, engineers, academics, industry experts, and others in the technology ecosystem. We have built a network of experts including technical and executive talent; top media and marketing resources; Fortune 500/Global 2000 companies; as well as other technology decision makers, influencers, and key opinion leaders. a16z uses this network as part of our commitment to help our portfolio companies grow their business, so our operating teams provide entrepreneurs with access to expertise and insights across the entire spectrum of company building. https://a16z.com/portfolio/ https://a16z.com/podcasts/ https://a16z.com/videos/ http://a16z.com/subscribe See Disclosures: https://a16z.com/disclosures/
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Sam Altman on why OpenAI chose to own the full stack: "Research enables us to make great products, and infrastructure enables us to do the research."
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Our weekly a16z Build newsletter — our list of open roles at breakout startups and early-stage founders looking for team members. This week: - Treeline: hiring a Head of Customer Success - Salient: hiring an Infrastructure Engineer in SF - Spade: hiring for their first Partnerships role in NYC - Stripe: hiring an AI Product Lead based in SF, NY, Seattle, or Chicago - OpenAI: hiring a Senior Global Events Producer in SF ...and more.
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We’re excited to lead Treeline's Series A as they build the AI-enabled IT services provider. More than 80% of U.S. businesses outsource IT to Managed Service Providers (MSPs) – specialized services firms that function as an external IT and security department. The vast majority of MSPs are small lifestyle companies delivering service the same way they always have. But advances in software and AI are making it possible to reimagine this legacy model. Led by Peter Doyle and Hussain Kader, Treeline built a software layer that sits at the center of IT operations, standardizing workflows, automating routine work, and turning every resolved issue into an insight that makes the system smarter. The result is IT that gets more efficient over time – noticing patterns, addressing root causes, and bringing humans in where expertise matters. This represents something the IT industry hasn't seen before: leading human expertise and modern software, finally built into a single operating model. By Joe Schmidt IV
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Today we're announcing Treeline and $25M in Series A funding from Andreessen Horowitz. Every company needs to manage its digital environment: devices, security, access, compliance, support. For decades, businesses have faced the same two options: build an internal IT team, or outsource to a legacy service provider. Both are expensive, slow, and frustrating. I spent ten years investing in IT and security software. I had a front-row seat to an industry that responded to every new problem the same way - more headcount, more software. That worked for a long time, but simply doesn't anymore. Modern software and AI have crossed a threshold. The coordination, triage, and routine work that once required a team of people can now run continuously in the background. What's left for humans is the work that actually requires judgment: architecture, strategy, the decisions that matter. Treeline is built around that idea - world-class software and AI paired with experienced technicians, designed for companies that want IT to be a foundation for growth, not a drag on it. We're hiring and just getting started. If your company is tired of the status quo - or you want to help redefine this category - reach out.
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We went back to the investors at a16z to keep the conversation going on the biggest problems builders will tackle in 2026. In part three of our series, we go deeper into the shifts that are changing how people interact with software and how companies actually deploy it. This round looks at zero prompt systems, voice first operating systems, forward deployed consulting models, and a new wave of social apps built around intelligent agents.
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Every building you've ever been in was designed by software built in 1997. The architecture, engineering, and construction industry is one of the largest and least digitized industries in the world. Most of its software is stuck in the 90s. The consequences: 85% of construction projects exceed their budgets and three quarters finish late. The average construction dispute in North America is worth $60.1 million and takes nearly 12.5 months to resolve. LLMs make better software possible, and datacenter buildouts make the demand to fix this $13T industry higher than ever. By Joe Schmidt IV, David Haber, Caroline Goggins, and Zabie Elmgren
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