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The Ben & Marc Show

Startup Building: Challenges & Opportunities

May 1, 2024
01:15:47
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Listen to Ben Horowitz from a16z discuss organizational design for startups post-COVID, lore around layoffs, future of customer service, benefits of nicotine, Ozempic, CEO understanding, remote work challenges, productivity hurdles, AI innovation, state migration impact, tax complexities, retail tech, historical insights on consumption trends, weight loss drugs' impact on fertility, looming crisis in regional banks' real estate loans.
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Quick takeaways

  • Startups need to rethink organizational design and talent deployment post-COVID, considering full-time employees, freelancers, gig workers, and AI.
  • Remote work allows for international talent acquisition and distributed teams while challenging traditional office structures.

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Possible Shifts in Organizational Design and Talent Deployment in Startups Post-COVID

In the post-COVID world, startups are rethinking organizational design and talent deployment, considering options like full-time employees, freelancers, gig workers, and AI. The importance of strategic decisions between outsourcing and in-house roles based on knowledge retention and agency problems is highlighted. With the rise of AI, companies explore the potential to outsource tasks to AI systems and leverage AI for improved knowledge retention and efficiency.

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