Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 8, 2024

So we are pleased to welcome Erin Price-Wright as our newest American Dynamism partner. In the two years since we launched American Dynamism at a16z, it has become clear to us that our work is about more than investing. In investing, the common theme for her has been AI and infrastructure. We couldn’t agree more.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 22, 2024

Senator Todd Young (R-IN) speaks with a16z General Partner Martin Casado about the importance of open innovation and American leadership in AI, and why we need to support AI research at all levels — from the classroom to the war room. In this episode, we distinguish science fiction from science reality in the ever-evolving AI landscape.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2024

In this session from the a16z American Dynamism Summit , moderated by a16z General Partner Katherine Boyle, California Forever CEO Jan Sramek discusses building an ambitious new city between San Francisco and Sacramento, why he firmly believes California’s best days are still ahead, and what he and his team are doing to realize that vision.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 13, 2023

Few achievements illustrate American Dynamism in a more visceral way than a rocket blasting off. For a full landscape of the commercial space market, see our previous post: Space: A Market Map.

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 30, 2023

Before the millennium’s end, 40 million cubes dotted the American urban landscape. In the late 90s, startups in Silicon Valley eschewed the grown-up Legos for more frugal & more dynamic tables. Within a decade, the Action Office evolved into the cubicle, wrapping white-collars in a warren of workspaces.

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Because American defense — and the defense of our allies — depended on us. We called this movement American Dynamism. If they didn’t, start-up companies with breakthrough ideas were going to abandon military defense and move to more fruitful areas of technology. We had to move faster. We had to act with urgency.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2024

At the second American Dynamism Summit in January, U.S. The American industrial base is the defense industrial base. So, we look at how to adopt innovations in a way that’s safe for our warfighters and, again, reflective of American values. Here is a transcript of their conversation. service members. We need them.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 15, 2023

In this never-before shared footage from a16z’s American Dynamism Summit in Washington DC, Adam Neumann sits down with Marc Andreessen and David Ulevitch, to discuss the opportunities that have emerged from post-pandemic shifts in both work and home, and what Flow is doing to capitalize.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Here in part 2, we’ll cover Fintech, American Dynamism, and Bio & Health. Emerging from this exercise came 40+ builder-worthy pursuits for the year, ranging from entertainment franchise games to precision delivery of medicine to small modular reactors, and of course loads of AI applications.

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Stax

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Visa interchange fees Mastercard interchange fees Discover interchange fees American Express interchange (OptBlue) What is the total cost of accepting credit cards? American Express Interchange Fees American Express works differently from the other brands in that the card type does not impact the processing rate.

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Tom Tunguz

JULY 20, 2020

Technological Revolutions & Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages : a fantastically clear and cogent theory on how technology changes markets and how to make money during these cycles. Americana by Srinivasan : 2017 Best Book according to the Economist; history of the American economy. They are excellent.

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Tom Tunguz

APRIL 8, 2019

He examined the dynamics within the financial services market. One manager, responsible for a remarkable turnaround in American banking, attributes much of his success to “a very rigorous and steady management review process, which was one of the hardest things that was put in, and which was done right in the beginning.

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SaaStock

MARCH 26, 2019

As we have showcased in previous pieces, there are many reasons to be excited about the Latin American SaaS ecosystem. We had a closer look at who the young upstarts of Latin America are in search of the most exciting Latin American SaaS startups. We want to understand the future generation of SaaS leaders and help them grow.

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Tom Tunguz

JULY 12, 2020

The more employed Americans, the greater the GDP, the wealthier the country. First, rather than influencing the economy through interest rates, change taxes dynamically. Should we continue managing the economy as we have since 1940 or change it? If the government prints money to fund expenses, inflation will balloon.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2024

Senator Todd Young (R-IN) spoke with a16z General Partner Martin Casado at the American Dynamism Summit about the importance of open innovation and American leadership in AI, and why we need to support AI research at all levels — from the classroom to the war room. Well, we have a lot of stuff to cover on.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

At this stage, many companies experience both significant headwinds and tailwinds, and then, suddenly, the dynamics start to change. At the time of IPO, 30% of revenue is typically from non-North American customers. You go from growing and growing, and then code attainment comes down, and ramp time goes up.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2024

In this presentation from the American Dynamism Summit , a16z General Partner Martin Casado lays out the case for AI as a driving force behind incredible advancements in technology, creativity, and the human experience — not to mention efficiency improvements on par with, if not greater than, those delivered by the internet and the microchip.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This is a two-way relationship, as we regularly share ideas and innovative companies with FIs in our network, including Goldman Sachs, PNC, Morgan Stanley, American Express, and more. If you are working at an incumbent financial institution and interested in the bleeding edge of technology, we’d love to include you in our network.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 28, 2022

90% of Americans say that customer service is important to their choice of – and ongoing loyalty to – a brand”. According to research by Microsoft , 90% of Americans say that customer service is important to their choice of – and ongoing loyalty to – a brand.

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Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The second are his descriptions of the fierce competitive dynamics in China. The country’s massive number of Internet users- greater that the US and Europe combined- gives it the quantity…Unlike American companies which gather data about online interactions, Chinese companies gather data about the physical world.

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 23, 2019

In the car yesterday, I listened to an interview with Eugene Wei, who described the dynamics of consumer technology as if they were plain as day. The average American watches more than five hours of video per day, but reads 17 minutes.

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Unbounce

DECEMBER 1, 2021

After all, according to Semrush, 280 million Americans — that’s 84.2% One of Facebook’s stand-out advertising features is its dynamic creative ads. Imagine yourself browsing social media or the internet in your spare time. Are you using a computer or phone? Chances are you chose the second option, or you know plenty of folks who would.

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Stax

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Since the first plastic credit card was issued by American Express in 1959 , payment tech progress has been growing exponentially. In addition, many NFC transactions often use dynamic data, meaning that a new, unique code is generated for each transaction. This prevents unauthorized devices from participating in transactions.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 19, 2022

These audits provide an industry-wide recognition that companies conform to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) SOC 2 standard, which measures security and availability and serves as assurance that your data is being managed in a controlled and audited environment. “The

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Stax

JANUARY 31, 2024

Interchange rates are the fees charged by credit card networks (like Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover) to facilitate card transactions between merchants and banks. Market dynamics, including changes in consumer spending habits, transaction volumes, or shifts in the payment landscape.

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Baremetrics

AUGUST 6, 2021

Proactive HR seizes the opportunity to shape your company from the ground up, solidify its mission, and set the tone for the values and dynamics you hope to nurture. Throughout the company’s growth, these first stage dynamics will be replicated at scale, along with any unresolved issues.

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Stax

APRIL 18, 2024

This technology enables merchants to conduct transactions on the go, typically with both mobile wallet solutions like iOS’ Apple Pay, as well as tap-to-pay, magstripe, and chip cards like American Express, Visa, and Mastercard.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Look at this example from American Muscle: American Muscle has a great collection of photos for almost every product from every angle, on and off the car, and also allows customers to upload their pictures. Hotels.com is just one big brand playing off this social dynamic: Tip Eight: Provide Options. The takeaway?

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Neil Patel

MARCH 16, 2021

However, with the introduction of paid vacation time in the 1930s, travel became part of regular American life. Advertisers were quick to jump on this trend, and Americans began seeing tourist ads show up in their favorite print magazines and newspapers, making travel one of the most sought-after experiences of modern life.

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OPEXEngine

MARCH 15, 2022

But that dynamic has changed in lockstep with the growth of the SaaS market. Market Dynamics. European, Asian, and Latin American markets are expanding rapidly for SaaS. Many American SaaS companies tend to expand internationally only when they’ve reached substantial maturity. Ten markets at once are just not possible.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 23, 2019

We poured over the American Psychological Association’s 14 qualities of an effective therapist and found something kinda crazy (pun intended). Let’s look at one of the qualities of an effective therapist — according to the American Psychological Association — and see how well it fits with how top salespeople operate.

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Unbounce

AUGUST 24, 2021

For example, Americans find satire written in Times New Roman funnier and sassier than in Arial. Landing pages that use a mix of fonts look more dynamic than pages with uniform fonts— if the creator plays their cards right. What makes every font “feel” different? You’ll find the answer in your noggin.

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ProfitWell

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The Willy Wonka of Design Work environment encapsulates a lot of aspects: workplace culture, team dynamics, the physical space. "For self-serve SaaS, the checkout experience is where the rubber meets the road.". Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun deals with that last bit.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Over the last few years a number of us in the firm have been sharpening our focus on investing categories that promote “American dynamism.” These categories include defense, national security, public safety, and what we’ve referred to as the “slow … The post Katherine Boyle appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Mucker Capital

JUNE 15, 2020

But the dynamics of the venture capital world are largely beside the point. But when we look back on this era years from now, the entrepreneurs who build new businesses and collectively create millions of new American jobs will be considered economic heroes. You can sign up to receive our newsletter here.

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Americans spend an average of 5 hours per day on their mobile device. To break through the noise and clutter of the internet, you need to find your niche and share beautiful and dynamic stories, ensuring your audience wants to keep viewing your content. They are fun for your viewers.

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Incredo

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Dynamic number insertion x3. They are an American company that operates an online “urban” guide and review site. Marketing automation. Scheduled reports. Integration. Ease-of-use. Customer service. Let your customers find you with Yelp. It is said that this awesome mobile marketing app has got more than 86 million individual users.

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