Things you probably didn't know about @bhorowitz—the "z" in a16z: 1. He started his career as a rapper 2. He wrote his famous "Good Product Manager, Bad Product Manager" as an internal memo out of frustration with his team at Netscape 3. He took his company LoudCloud public with just $2M in ARR (the press called it "The IPO from hell"; they eventually sold it for $1.6B 👌) 4. He coined the terms "Peacetime CEO" and "Wartime CEO" 5. He runs a non-profit called "Paid in Full", which awards pensions to pioneering and overlooked hip-hop artists 6. His core life philosophy is "Life isn't fair," and he thinks this mindset is key to success Oh, also, he and his firm are investors in: @Facebook, @Airbnb, @Coinbase, @Stripe, @OpenAI, @Uber, @Instagram, @Databricks, @Twitter, @Slack, and essentially every generational company. In our rare and real-talk conversation, we discuss: 🔸 Why “founder mode” is half right and half dangerously wrong 🔸 The story behind “Good Product Manager/Bad Product Manager” 🔸 Where the biggest AI startup opportunities remain 🔸 Why you need to run toward fear, never away 🔸 The one trait that predicts that a founder will fail as CEO 🔸 Much more Listen now 👇 • YouTube: • Spotify: • Apple: Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting the podcast: 🏆 @DeveloperXM — The developer intelligence platform designed by leading researchers: 🏆 @basecamp — The famously straightforward project management system from 37signals: 🏆 @MiroHQ — A collaborative visual platform where your best work comes to life: