The a16z Podcast Returns

The a16z Podcast examines the rapid transition of science fiction into reality, focusing on the entrepreneurs and builders driving technological inflection points in AI, genomics, space, and climate. Modern progress, from pocket-sized computers to affordable genome sequencing, stems from a refusal to accept the status quo and a commitment to shifting the collective human trajectory. Upcoming sessions feature insights from industry pioneers—including the individual who coined the term "metaverse" three decades ago—to explore where technology stands today and the challenges remaining in fields like distributed work and decentralized currency. By moving past headlines to the edge of innovation, the series highlights how the best way to predict the future is to actively create it, offering insider access to the solutions shaping the next twenty years of human history.