Platform shifts

Chris Dixon on How to Build Networks, Movements, and AI-Native Products

Chris Dixon on How to Build Networks, Movements, and AI-Native Products

a16z partners Chris Dixon and Anish Acharya discuss the exponential forces shaping technology, including network effects, composability, and Moore's Law. They explore how these principles apply to the age of AI, covering strategies for founders like 'come for the tool, stay for the network,' the nature of defensibility, investing in movements, the shift to native AI platforms, and the crucial role of open-source AI.

Aaron Levie and Steven Sinofsky on the AI-Worker Future

Aaron Levie and Steven Sinofsky on the AI-Worker Future

Experts from a16z, Box, and Microsoft debate the definition and future of AI agents. They explore the shift from monolithic AGI to specialized agent networks, the technical challenges of autonomous systems, and how this new platform will reshape enterprise software, workflows, and the very nature of work.