AI systems are breaking an internet that was designed at human-scale — by making it cheaper than ever to coordinate, transact, and generate voice, video, and text that are increasingly indistinguishable from human activity. We’re already beset w
Walk through a bazaar as a tourist, and you’ll witness a spectacle: people buzzing everywhere, gawking at merchandise, comparing wares, sampling items, haggling with every vendor, exchanging coins. It looks like one-off commerce — each intera
How can founders show why their vision matters – and why they’re the right team to bring it to market? A primer on pitching a web3 startup from a16z crypto general partner Arianna Simpson. In this talk, Arianna shares learning and frameworks from her experience raising money for her own funds, along with years of hearing thousands of pitches. She covers pitching from start to finish – from crafting a narrative for your product and team to following up – to help make an often daunting process as easy as possible.