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6.5.25 / podcasts
Inside the Solana story: Near-death brushes and a need for speed (with Solana)

Anatoly YakovenkoAli Yahya
1.24.25 / podcasts
How this foodie founder is revamping restaurants

Ben LeventhalArianna Simpson
9.28.24 / podcasts
Bridges: Out of the mess, into the meshnet (with LayerZero)

Bryan PellegrinoAli YahyaRobert Hackett
7.26.24 / videos
Dreaming big with Protocol Labs

Juan Benet
7.26.24 / videos
Crafting virtual worlds

Hilmar Pétursson
6.25.24 / podcasts
On finding product-market fit... and meaning

Ben RubinJason Rosenthal
6.21.24 / videos
Sharing the triumphs, trials, and invaluable lessons of being a founder

Shane MacPyrs Carvolth
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5.23.24 / podcasts
Open sourcing the superchain (with Optimism)

Jing WangEddy LazzarinRobert Hackett
5.17.24 / videos
Scaling to stack

Jing WangKarl Floersch
5.17.24 / videos
Starting an L1 from scratch

Mo Shaikh
5.11.24 / podcasts
Layer 2, rollups, and building onchain (with Base)

Jesse PollakNoah CitronRobert Hackett
5.10.24 / videos
Journey to jumpstart: from Meerkat to Houseparty to a crypto-native social network

Ben Rubin
3.28.24 / podcasts
Snowboards, software, and scaling (with Shopify CEO)

Tobi LütkeBen Horowitz
3.28.24 / podcasts
Leading through uncertainty (with Coinbase CEO)

Brian ArmstrongChris Dixon
12.20.23 / videos
On the decentralized web and human rights around the world: 'Hacking Authenticity'

Jonathan Dotan
8.21.23 / podcasts
Financial Freedom, Company Building, More

Sonal ChokshiDavid Marcus
8.2.23 / videos
Creator to founder: A conversation with Greg Solano, Co-founder of Yuga Labs

Greg Solano
8.2.23 / videos
Building PROOF: A conversation with Kevin Rose and Chris Dixon

Kevin RoseChris Dixon
7.30.23 / podcasts
Strategy & Operations for web3 (with Uniswap COO)

Sonal ChokshiMary-Catherine Lader
7.21.23 / videos
Finding users & building partnerships in web3

Ryan Wyatt
7.14.23 / videos
Building Dapper Labs

Roham Gharegozlou
7.12.23 / videos
Building Optimism: A conversation with Optimism founder Jing Wang

Jing Wang
6.19.23 / videos
Building social platforms: A conversation with Chris DeWolfe

Chris DeWolfe
6.2.23 / videos
How Anatoly Yakovenko built Solana

Guy WuolletAnatoly Yakovenko
5.19.23 / videos
Evaluating cross-chain messaging protocols

Bryan Pellegrino
5.19.23 / videos
How to not get hacked and other security lessons learned

Riyaz FaizullabhoyNassim Eddequiouaq
5.19.23 / videos
Founder talk with Dan Romero, Co-founder & CEO of Farcaster

Eddy LazzarinDan Romero
5.12.23 / videos
How Brian Armstrong built Coinbase

Brian ArmstrongSriram Krishnan
3.1.23 / videos
Deep Dive on Decentralization

Jesse WaldenRobert Leshner
3.1.23 / videos
Building Companies and Developer Communities

Chris DixonTom Preston-Werner
3.1.23 / videos
Setting Up and Scaling a Crypto Company

Brian Armstrong
1.23.23 / videos
Interactive Storytelling A Creator's Journey: 'Pleased 2 Meet U'

pplpleasr
1.13.23 / articles
Interactive Storytelling A Creator's Journey: 'Pleased 2 Meet U'

pplpleasr
12.20.22 / podcasts
Creators, Creativity, and Technology with Bob Iger

Bob IgerChris DixonSonal Chokshi
12.2.22 / videos
Building and Overcoming the Hard Things

Brian ArmstrongBen Horowitz
10.9.22 / podcasts
Age of Wonders: NFTs, Art, AI, Cycles of Computing

Kevin RoseChris Dixon
6.27.22 / podcasts
Decentralized Creativity & Collaboration

Rob McElhenneyChris DixonSonal Chokshi
12.23.19 / articles
A Green Beret’s Journey to Blockchain and Crypto

Alex Pruden
6.23.19 / articles
Founding Stories: Anchorage

Diogo MonicaNathan McCauleyChris Dixon
5.7.19 / articles
7 Trends in Blockchain Computing

Olaf Carlson-WeeChris Dixon
12.21.18 / articles
Company Building in Crypto: A Conversation between Brian Armstrong and Chris Dixon

Brian ArmstrongChris Dixon
7.13.15 / podcasts
a16z Podcast: Bitcoin’s Growing Pains — and Possibilities

Chris DixonMike HearnSonal Chokshi
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A show about building the next internet, from a16z crypto

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