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It’s quite telling that not even one of the world’s top companies, dedicated to communication, has command over the English language anymore…

paxys 4y ago
> one of the world’s top companies, dedicated to communication Is there another Andreessen Horowitz that I don't know about? Because otherwise a $35B fund that invests in tech startups is very far from that description.
- glenngillen 4y ago
  I suspect the OP might be alluding to the fact that a16z is basically a content machine, that happens to also invest. Their content (or more charitably: their highly visible external communication) is a large part of what launched them onto the scene so quickly and had them in consideration as a top tier firm despite having no track record as a fund (GPs reputation as founders notwithstanding)
  - JumpCrisscross 4y ago
    > content (or more charitably: their highly visible external communication) is a large part of what launched them onto the scene so quickly and had them in consideration as a top tier firm The VC predates the blog. It used to be a serious name, being an early backer of Twitter and Y Combinator. It started to go dogshit about ten years ago and criminal after 2019. They remain a fundraising powerhouse. Though the market seems to be noticing their flagging performance, with secondary funds trading at strong double-digit discounts to NAV.
    - glenngillen 4y ago
      > It started to go dogshit about ten years ago They've only been around 13 years.
      - eropple 4y ago
        I don't think he stuttered.
        MichaelZuo 4y ago
        It's a bit unfair to say they peaked 10 years ago... At least they don't superficially appear to be any less competent.
chewbacha 4y ago
Isn’t it Latin?
antonvs 4y ago
If Andreesen-Horowitz disappeared overnight, would it really make any difference? The capital would flow through other companies. What has it actually contributed that only it could do? Are you sure its prominence is really any different from that of, say, the Kardashians? I.e. a socially driven expression of a power law?

paxys 4y ago

> one of the world’s top companies, dedicated to communication Is there another Andreessen Horowitz that I don't know about? Because otherwise a $35B fund that invests in tech startups is very far from that description.

glenngillen 4y ago
I suspect the OP might be alluding to the fact that a16z is basically a content machine, that happens to also invest. Their content (or more charitably: their highly visible external communication) is a large part of what launched them onto the scene so quickly and had them in consideration as a top tier firm despite having no track record as a fund (GPs reputation as founders notwithstanding)
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago
  > content (or more charitably: their highly visible external communication) is a large part of what launched them onto the scene so quickly and had them in consideration as a top tier firm The VC predates the blog. It used to be a serious name, being an early backer of Twitter and Y Combinator. It started to go dogshit about ten years ago and criminal after 2019. They remain a fundraising powerhouse. Though the market seems to be noticing their flagging performance, with secondary funds trading at strong double-digit discounts to NAV.
  - glenngillen 4y ago
    > It started to go dogshit about ten years ago They've only been around 13 years.
    - eropple 4y ago
      I don't think he stuttered.
      - MichaelZuo 4y ago
        It's a bit unfair to say they peaked 10 years ago... At least they don't superficially appear to be any less competent.

chewbacha 4y ago

Isn’t it Latin?

antonvs 4y ago

If Andreesen-Horowitz disappeared overnight, would it really make any difference? The capital would flow through other companies. What has it actually contributed that only it could do? Are you sure its prominence is really any different from that of, say, the Kardashians? I.e. a socially driven expression of a power law?