Startup Building: Challenges & Opportunities [Video]

“It turns out the spreadsheet is not actually the business, despite what you may have learned in business school.” – Ben Horowitz

Welcome back to “The Ben & Marc Show” featuring a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. In this second episode of a two-part series, Marc and Ben answer MORE questions about startup building in the post-COVID world.

In this one-on-one conversation, Ben and Marc discuss how startups can think differently about organizational design and talent deployment, unpack the lore around layoffs, and even tackle the future of customer service. They also reveal some unexpected benefits of nicotine and Ozempic. That and much more. Enjoy!

*Watch Part 1→ https://youtu.be/-zzrGs5Z1yk

Topics Covered:
00:00:00 Teaser
00:00:33 Intro
00:01:04 How startups should think differently about talent deployment
00:06:29 How a CEO can designate hybrid vs. remote
00:09:14 Extreme barbell for truly creative work
00:11:46 Can you have a high functioning company where executives are not together?
00:17:18 Productivity improvement in the economy is the function of downs cycles
00:29:18 The lore around layoffs
00:34:01 Price’s Law
00:41:30 Is a one person $1B company possible?
00:47:34 Llama 3 and training AI models
00:50:18 AI and customer service
00:55:23 California’s Covid policy and it’s repercussions
01:01:19 New forms of customer service
01:05:02 Caffeine and nicotine
01:09:18 Weight loss drugs and fertility
01:11:10 Post-Covid real estate crisis
01:14:27 Regional bank crisis
01:20:54 Sign off

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