Sep 17, 2026

Databricks’ Ali Ghodsi Never Wanted to Be CEO. Now He’s Among the Best

Ali Ghodsi, CEO of Databricks, shares his unconventional rise to leadership, his unique CEO playbook centered on extreme focus on bottlenecks, and how he built Databricks' commercial engine. He details the strategy against Snowflake, the controversial creation of the Lakehouse category, and his views on conflict-averse leadership. Ghodsi also discusses AI's impact on enterprise and organizational design, offering insights from his personal coding experience and operating system.

Mar 18, 2026

Inside the New Media Team with Marc Andreessen & Ben Horowitz

Erik Torenberg, Ben Horowitz, and Marc Andreessen of a16z dissect the paradigm shift from old to new media. They explore why an offensive strategy of 'flooding the zone' has replaced defensive PR, how authentic individuals have eclipsed sterile corporate brands, the strategic importance of speed and the OODA loop, and the nuanced interplay between oral and written cultures on the internet.