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The a16z Show
The venture firm’s view of startups, AI, software, markets, company building, and the technological shifts creating new categories.
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Mark Cuban on the NBA, Cost Plus Drugs, and How to Fix Politics
Cuban’s clearest business thesis pairs transparent pricing and AI-native operators with broad employee equity, arguing that ESOP workers earn dramatically more and turn over less while small firms gain immediate productivity tools.He would replace opaque insurers and PBMs with patient shopping, catastrophic reinsurance, and government-guaranteed financing, while NBA media rights and second-apron constraints make subscription growth and patient team-building the next tests.
Crypto Experts Explain Stablecoins & the Future Financial System w/ Ali Yahya & Arianna Simpson
Ali YahyaArianna SimpsonErik Torenberg
Stablecoins are turning peer-to-peer digital cash into a usable payment rail, with something like $16 trillion in annual volume, transfers under a second, and costs below a penny versus cross-border fees of up to 10%.Expected US rules could commoditize compliant issuance and redirect value toward Solana, Ethereum, Sui, wallets and distribution, while fintech, treasury and AI-agent adoption provide catalysts and chain specialization remains unresolved.