A16z partner shares 3 things founders should be able to 'materialize' if they want to be successful

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Alex Rampell is pictured at Tech Crunch Disrupt in 2011.
Andreessen Horowitz partner Alex Rampell said he likes founders with a chip on their shoulder.

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Marc Andreessen says being controversial gives his VC firm an 'incredible competitive advantage'

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Marc Andreessen
Marc Andreessen said that founders want to work with investors who are "brave."

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The 18 most promising startups in healthcare in 2025, according to investors

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Tess Michaels, founder and CEO of Clasp.
Tess Michaels, founder and CEO of Clasp.

Clasp

Marc Andreessen Deletes Post Criticizing the Pope After Backlash

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Kong CEO describes his early startup grind days, from living on $1,000 a month to sleeping on Travis Kalanick's couch

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A composite image of Augusto Marietti and Travis Kalanick
A composite image of Augusto Marietti and Travis Kalanick

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a16z analyzed startup bank transactions and found they're going hard on vibe coding tools

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Woman at computer
Vibe coding can make programmer faster and more fun, but it has limits, engineers say.

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Trump's top HR official floats hiring senior tech workers for 2-year government stints

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Scott Kupor
Scott Kupor, a former a16z investor who now heads the Office of Personnel Management, says he wants to see more "connectivity between the public and private sector."

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Ben Horowitz explains why A16z invested in Adam Neumann after WeWork woes: 'We've all had bad things happen to us'

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Ben Horowitz and Adam Neumann are pictured.
Ben Horowitz said A16z's investing philosophy was to "never TK." That includes WeWork cofounder Adam Neumann.

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The most popular AI apps might not be what you'd expect

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Ani, the chatbot from Grok
"Ani", the chatbot from XAI's Grok app.

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Here's the exclusive pitch deck Ambience Healthcare used to raise $243 million as the AI scribing gold rush hits new highs

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Ambience Healthcare cofounders Nikhil Buduma and Michael Ng.
Ambience Healthcare cofounders Nikhil Buduma, chief scientist, and Michael Ng, CEO.

Ambience Healthcare

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