The Story of Silican Valley Pre Covet

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i'm curious what was the intellectual process. within a 16 z you have these, as a firm, these vertical practices. Now, which has been done in venture before, but not nearly to the degree that you olive are doing it. How did this vertical kind of originate? Did it start with marks a time to build? Blog post at the beginning of covid lake? What does it look like within the firm of lake hay, i think we should create a vertical. It certainly starts with its time to build. I mean, that was, i think, the impetus for everyone realizing that the story of silicanvale pre covet, is very different tham, the story that

We sit down with a16z General Partner Katherine Boyle to discuss investing in “American Dynamism”, why it’s so important and why now is the right time to pursue it. Katherine has a fascinating background, beginning her career as a reporter at The Washington Post before entering the VC world first at Founders Fund, then General Catalyst and now a16z. Her perspectives don’t fit neatly in any box — political, economic or otherwise — and we have a great conversation exploring them. Tune in!

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