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Acquired
Andreessen Horowitz Part I
Acquired

Andreessen Horowitz Part I

Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal 2h 7m 57 months ago
Every company has a story. Learn the playbooks that built the world’s greatest companies — and how you can apply them.
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We kick off Season 9 with a classic: Part I of the a16z story. How did this brand new venture firm charge out of the gates in 2009, going from zero to disrupting the entire venture industry overnight? You probably know Marc & Ben's history with Netscape and Loudcloud/Opsware... but what about the Black Panthers, Nintendo 64, Al Gore, Doug Leone, Masayoshi Son, and an epic feud with Benchmark Capital that became Silicon Valley's version of the Hatfields and the McCoys? Buckle up, Acquired's got the truth. 
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