Are You Doing Acts Like Everybody Is?

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A successful start up has about five years until they become a new incumbent. That's rational, like, of course, that's rational. But then the next kid comes along five years later and it's really funny,. The new incumbents run b ik a 26 year old, right? And the new distruptures, like a 21 yer ods like, you know, it' sort of like one kid really mad about the other one. Thit's like, yot, youknow, that was you five years ago, right? Like, this is the way of the world. If not you don't decide to make a conscious choice not to be like that,

Silicon Valley icon Marc Andreessen explores investing, decision making, and the art of solving unsolvable problems. In this discussion, Andreessen reveals why the Internet has become the conduit for some people to disrupt traditional power structures and for others to enforce them, optimistic and pessimistic scenarios for the future of the Internet, assessing judgment, and the book he turns to for insight. Andreessen is a co-founder and general partner at the venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, and has invested in companies such as Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and Skype, among others. He co-created the highly influential Mosaic internet browser and co-founded Netscape, and has been named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time. The books recommended by Marc Andreessen in this episode are:

The WEIRDest People in the World, by Joseph Henrich
The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom, by James Burnham
The Revolt of The Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium, by Martin Gurri
The Ancient City, by Numa Denis Fustel De Coulanges

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