Beyond Unicorns: Andreessen’s Venture Capital Vision

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Beyond Unicorns: Andreessen’s Venture Capital Vision

While insisting he is not eager to take the firm public, Marc Andreessen, co-founder of a16z (Andreessen Horowitz), has said he aims to build it into an enduring company. On the Invest Like the Best podcast, Andreessen condemned the traditional venture capital partnership model, which he sees as flawed as it relies on a small group of founding father’s expertise and holds little lasting value once they retire. To transition a16z from a traditi…