OWITH.ai: Your Daily Dose of AI and Tech News in a Nutshell
Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world. Arianna Simpson, a partner at a16z crypto, has made a name for herself by spotting promising companies in the blockchain space. She first invested in Bitcoin at a young age and later started...
498. The Crypto x AI Convergence, the Truth About Stablecoins, Tokens vs Equity, and Whether NFTs Will Make a Comeback (Arianna Simpson)
Arianna Simpson of Andreessen Horowitz joins Nick to discuss The Crypto x AI Convergence, the Truth About Stablecoins, Tokens vs Equity, and Whether NFTs Will Make a Comeback. In this episode we cover:
Stable Coins and Their Impact on Crypto
Geopolitical and Regulatory Risks for Stable Co...
How Elite Athletes Perform Under Extreme Pressure
with @LairdLife @GabbyReece @AriannaSimpson
Today's episode features two people who’ve spent their careers performing at the highest levels in sport and business: big-wave surfing pioneer Laird Hamilton and former pro volleyball star Gabby Reece.
They join a16z crypto General Partner Arianna Sim...
Investor Stories 459: Inside the Best LP Questions: Getting Better Over Time, Building Networks, and Driving Outcomes (Effron, Austin, Simpson)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Jacob Effron of Redpoint
Ethan Austin of Outside VC
Arianna Simpson of Andreessen Horowitz
We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator.
The host of The Full R...
The Chopping Block: Dragonfly's $650M Fund + Crypto's Great Resignation + OpenClaw vs Crypto Twitter
Dragonfly raises a $650M Fund IV amid crypto's institutional vs retail sentiment gap, the industry exodus including Kyle Samani's departure from Multicoin, OpenClaw's OpenAI acquisition and crypto Twitter harassment, X402 payment standards for AI agents, Polymarket's controversial 5-minute Bitcoi...
Investor Stories 461: Feast and Famine in Crypto, When to Take the Off Ramp, and Evaluating Founder Temperament (Simpson, Chaddha, Orthlieb)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Arianna Simpson of Andreessen Horowitz
Navin Chaddha of Mayfield
Ben Orthlieb of Blue Moon
We discuss major conflicts that guests have faced and how they resolved them.
The host of The Full Ratchet...
Investor Stories 464: Anti Portfolio Confessions: Missing Twilio, Zoom, DocuSign, MongoDB, and Solana (Austin, Simpson, Chaddha)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Ethan Austin of Outside VC
Arianna Simpson of Andreessen Horowitz
Navin Chaddha of Mayfield
Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played ou...
Investor Stories 467: Investors from Techstars, Redpoint, and Andreessen Horowitz on Strategy, Writing, and Building an Edge in Venture (Cohen, Effron, Simpson)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
David Cohen of Techstars
Jacob Effron of Redpoint
Arianna Simpson of Andreessen Horowitz
We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture care...
Investor Stories 471: Missing Great AI Bets, Losing Conviction, and Overweighting Founders — Lessons from Redpoint, a16z, and Outside VC (Effron, Austin, Simpson)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Jacob Effron of Redpoint
Ethan Austin of Outside VC
Arianna Simpson of Andreessen Horowitz
We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career.
The host of The Full Ra...
Investor Stories 473: Speed at Legora, Intensity at Mysten, Mastery at Heights Labs — Why These Founders Stand Out (Effron, Austin, Simpson)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Jacob Effron of Redpoint
Ethan Austin of Outside VC
Arianna Simpson of Andreessen Horowitz
We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special...