Hyperlegible 004: Alex Danco, Scarcity and Abundance in 2025
On Episode 004 of Hyperlegible, I speak with Alex Danco. It was a treat. Alex is on my Mount Rushmore of internet writers. When I’m writing well, his writing has probably had an influence on mine.
In this conversation, we talk about his new essay, which is an update to some of his older pieces, Sc…
Alex Danco — On Strollers, Slop & Citizen Kane (EP.263)
Shopify Product Director Alex Danco returns for his NINTH appearance on the show — and he comes in hot. As you'll hear, I didn't even get a chance to introduce him before he launched into his take on what everyone gets wrong about Citizen Kane.
We also unpack the performance art of parenting, why …
17: Alex Danco - Innovation Begins with Gifts
Alex Danco (Website, X, Substack) is a writer and Product Director at Shopify. Alex rose to prominence while writing his Snippets newsletter while at VC firm Social Capital in 2015. He wrote prolifically—about markets and financial systems, venture capital, startups, cities, culture, the technology…
This Can't Be Cake
(0:00) Will has a camera!
(3:07) "'A Billion Streams and No Fans': Inside a $10 Million AI Music Fraud Case", by Kate Knibbs of WIRED
(17:24) Spotify tracks on the wrong artist profiles
(37:59) What happens when the AI-gen floodgates burst?
(44:27) Is Will being too naive about AI videos?
(52:52)…
The Founders’ List: “Social Capital in Silicon Valley” by Alex Danco (Shopify & Social Capital)
This is The Founders' List - audio versions of essays from technology’s most important leaders, selected by the founder community.
"The 20s will see San Francisco face down some really big problems, and we’ll see if the city makes it out better or worse. But the wealth of social capital they’ve co…
Timeline in Turmoil: Elon Clashes with Altman, Perplexity Offers $34.5B for Chrome, Apple in Elon's Crosshairs | David Risher, James Cadwallader, Devin Bhushan, Demi Guo, Eugenia Kuyda, Alex Danco, Isaiah Taylor
(00:00) - Chapter 1
(00:00) - Chapter 2
(00:08) - Timeline in Turmoil
(10:45) - Elon Demands App Store Antitrust Action
(17:33) - Musk Threatens Apple Lawsuit
(26:17) - Perplexity Offers $34.5B for Google Chrome
(43:47) - NVIDIA Buys Back into China Markets
(01:03:14) - David Senra Ca…
Alex Danco on Speechwriting, Blogging, and Giving Founders Power
Fresh off the announcement of his move from Shopify to a16z, Alex Danco joins TBPN to talk about the “trade deal” that brought him here and his mission to make the firm’s written content truly world class.
He discusses why he believes writing still matters in the age of AI, how great prose can act …
Alex Danco — Speeches and Spells for the Kings and Priests (EP.283)
It's Alex Danco's landmark 10th appearance on Infinite Loops!
He joins the show to discuss his move from Shopify to a16z (where he'll be building out their editorial operations), the power dynamics between VCs and founders (the kings and priests of our era), communication theory and the power of s…
Alex Danco: How Crowds Form, Why Narratives Move People, The Magic of Scenes | The Other Stuff #26
Alex Danco (https://alexdanco.com/) is a writer and editor-at-large at Andreessen Horowitz whose work centers on gift culture, crowds, and how shared beliefs shape real-world outcomes.
In this episode, we explore the deep mechanics of how people coordinate, why crowds form, how narratives drive beh…
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