Private Equity Is the Currency

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There's this idea that if everybody in a sector is paying attention to the same thing, call it whatever politico is reporting on or whoever has the most air time on cable news. But when the thing people want is money, let's tell yo what it is that is not a finite supply. Venturing capital is creating new things from nothing, and it is creating more jobs. Private equity is the death of old companies. And its consolidating them, firing people and insuring that theyre ong obe able to create value from things that have already existed. Link: "I think one of the greatest tragedies is that we're all lumped together"

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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Katherine’s post on Building American Dynamism
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