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The Pmarca Guide to Startups Part 1- Why not to do a startup by Marc Andreessen

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Internet · 6m ago

The Pmarca Guide to Startups Part 1- Why not to do a startup by Marc Andreessen

Marc Andreessen's blog explores the realities of startups, emphasizing both the highs and intense challenges. While startups offer independence, creativity, impact, culture-building, and potential wealth, they come with emotional rollercoasters, constant uncertainty, and relentless effort. Founders face daunting tasks: building systems from scratch, hearing frequent rejections, struggling to hire and retain talent, and balancing intense hours. The culture can easily sour under pressure, and unpredictable external events can jeopardize everything. Success demands resilience, adaptability, and relentless determination. Andreessen candidly describes the harsh realities of startup life, countering the romanticized view, and underscores the immense personal toll it takes. This serves as a reality check for aspiring entrepreneurs before diving into startup life.

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Entrepreneur Kunal Shah reposted reasons shared by Marc Andreessen, Co-founder and General Partner of Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, on why not to do a startup. Andreessen listed frequent rejection, challenging hiring process, demanding work hours, and risk of negative company culture as reasons not to start a company. Shah called these reasons "#MondayMotivation".

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Social media star Jake Paul is entering the venture capital scene with the Anti Fund, created with entrepreneur Geoffrey Woo. Operating on AngelList's Rolling Funds platform, it plans to focus on consumer-focused opportunities and next-gen creator platforms. Investors include Marc Andreessen and Chris Dixon. Paul aims to involve his followers in the fund, leveraging the Rolling Funds structure. Anti Fund plans to invest $100,000 to $1 million quarterly, aiming to be the 'biggest rolling fund on AngelList.' Both Paul and Woo have prior startup investing experience, with Woo having backed around 20 startups.

The only thing that matters

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Internet · 6m ago

The only thing that matters

This blog discusses the critical factors influencing startup success, emphasizing the importance of market fit over team and product quality. Marc Andreessen argues that while a strong team and great product are valuable, they cannot compensate for a poor market. He introduces Rachleff’s Law of Startup Success, stating that a lack of market is the primary company-killer. The piece highlights the necessity of achieving product/market fit as a crucial milestone for startups to thrive.

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AI startup Scribenote raises $8.2 million in Andreessen Horowitz-led funding round

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Economic Times · 9m ago

AI startup Scribenote raises $8.2 million in Andreessen Horowitz-led funding round

Scribenote, an AI-driven startup that generates medical records for veterinarians, has raised $8.2 million in an early-stage funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Other participants included Inovia Capital and Velocity Fund. Although the valuation of the funds raised was not disclosed, the investment highlights the growing investor interest in AI startups. Scribenote, founded in 2019, has automated over 1.5 million medical records in less than a year. This funding round comes after Andreessen Horowitz's involvement in the $6 billion series B funding of xAI, the AI startup founded by Elon Musk.

How democrats drove silicon valley into Donald Trump's arms

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Economic Times · 5m ago

How democrats drove silicon valley into Donald Trump's arms

Silicon Valley investor Marc Andreessen, originally a Democrat supporter, now backs Donald Trump, driven by disillusionment with Biden's administration. He cites radical political shifts and perceived threats to tech and business innovation as key influences. Andreessen and peers felt pressured when Biden allegedly targeted sectors like crypto and AI. Now, the tech elite supports Trump's vision prioritizing U.S. global leadership, less regulation, and open-market strategies, despite potential challenges within the Republican coalition.

Marc Andreessen says student loan forgiveness is a 'bailout.' Ben Horowitz thinks college is mostly 'a scam.'

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Business Insider · 1y ago

Marc Andreessen says student loan forgiveness is a 'bailout.' Ben Horowitz thinks college is mostly 'a scam.'

Marc Andreessen believes that student loan forgiveness is equivalent to government bailouts of companies, as discussed in a podcast with Ben Horowitz. He argues that erasing student debt burdens taxpayers and described it as a form of bailout. On the other hand, Horowitz contends that college education is not worth the high cost, stating that degrees have become less valuable than jobs, resulting in a scam that disadvantages many young people. He suggests that technological advancements should make education more affordable.

Andreessen Horowitz partner Sriram Krishnan to leave firm

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YourStory · 7m ago

Andreessen Horowitz partner Sriram Krishnan to leave firm

Sriram Krishnan, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is leaving the venture capital firm after four years. He plans to start a new venture, but the specific details have yet to be revealed. Krishnan praised a16z and its founders, Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, for creating a successful venture capital firm and an important American institution. There are rumors that Krishnan may join Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. Prior to a16z, he held leadership positions at X, Meta, and Snap, and started his career at Microsoft. Andreessen Horowitz is known for its investments in major tech companies like Facebook, Airbnb, Instagram, and Okta.

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Business Insider · 1y ago

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We'll do 'dukaandari' as we're not ashamed: Indian startup's founder on Goyal's remark

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We'll do 'dukaandari' as we're not ashamed: Indian startup's founder on Goyal's remark

Tech startup Gaonzy's Co-founder Karan Chawla reacted to Union Minister Piyush Goyal's remarks on startups, saying, "Dukaandari hi karni hai (We want to do shopkeeping only). Because this generation isn't ashamed of creating jobs." "China didn't build Huawei...by asking its youth to 'do better'. It built [it] through state funding," Chawla said, adding, "Not every revolution looks like AI chips."

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