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14 Big Ideas for 2026 • The a16z speedrun team shares their ideas for how tech could change the world next year
14 Big Ideas for 2026
The a16z speedrun team shares their ideas for how tech could change the world next year
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December 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
14 Big Ideas for 2026 • The a16z speedrun team shares their ideas for how tech could change the world next year
8 Takeaways from Carta’s State of Seed Report • Our friends at Carta put together a fascinating report on the trends they’re seeing in the markets for seed stage startups. Here's our top takeaways.
8 Takeaways from Carta’s State of Seed Report
Our friends at Carta put together a fascinating report on the trends they’re seeing in the markets for seed stage startups. Here's our top takeaways.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
8 Takeaways from Carta’s State of Seed Report • Our friends at Carta put together a fascinating report on the trends they’re seeing in the markets for seed stage startups. Here's our top takeaways.
Loud Isn't Enough • How Marc Benioff’s most infamous early Salesforce campaign put a knife into software itself. A guest post by The Leverage’s Evan Armstrong
Loud Isn't Enough
How Marc Benioff’s most infamous early Salesforce campaign put a knife into software itself. A guest post by The Leverage’s Evan Armstrong
speedrun.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Loud Isn't Enough • How Marc Benioff’s most infamous early Salesforce campaign put a knife into software itself. A guest post by The Leverage’s Evan Armstrong
Make ARR Useful Again • What's the right way to track and report ARR and MRR? The speedrun team weighs in.
Make ARR Useful Again
What's the right way to track and report ARR and MRR? The speedrun team weighs in.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Make ARR Useful Again • What's the right way to track and report ARR and MRR? The speedrun team weighs in.
5 Tips for Making Your First Hires • Among the most important decisions founders make are their very earliest hires. This week, Jordan Mazer and Tom Hammer share their tips for getting hiring right.
5 Tips for Making Your First Hires
Among the most important decisions founders make are their very earliest hires. This week, Jordan Mazer and Tom Hammer share their tips for getting hiring right.
speedrun.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
5 Tips for Making Your First Hires • Among the most important decisions founders make are their very earliest hires. This week, Jordan Mazer and Tom Hammer share their tips for getting hiring right.
The Growth Meta: X Frees the Links • A new mini-series highlighting trends in marketing and growth that can give you an edge.
The Growth Meta: X Frees the Links
A new mini-series highlighting trends in marketing and growth that can give you an edge.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The Growth Meta: X Frees the Links • A new mini-series highlighting trends in marketing and growth that can give you an edge.
Andrew Chen on the Lost Art of Designing Viral Loops • Andrew Chen has been writing "brain dumps" on X about the lost Web 2.0 art of designing viral loops for software. This week, we're bringing you the first in the essay series.
Andrew Chen on the Lost Art of Designing Viral Loops
Andrew Chen has been writing "brain dumps" on X about the lost Web 2.0 art of designing viral loops for software. This week, we're bringing you the first in the essay series.
speedrun.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Andrew Chen on the Lost Art of Designing Viral Loops • Andrew Chen has been writing "brain dumps" on X about the lost Web 2.0 art of designing viral loops for software. This week, we're bringing you the first in the essay series.
How to Find Your Wedge • When pitching a startup, how big should your initial product vision be? a16z speedrun General Partner Jon Lai has some tips.
How to Find Your Wedge
When pitching a startup, how big should your initial product vision be? a16z speedrun General Partner Jon Lai has some tips.
speedrun.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
How to Find Your Wedge • When pitching a startup, how big should your initial product vision be? a16z speedrun General Partner Jon Lai has some tips.
Ben Horowitz's 5 Lessons for Founders and CEOs • Takeaways from a recent talk given by a16z cofounder Ben Horowitz at a gathering of speedrun founders
Ben Horowitz's 5 Lessons for Founders and CEOs
Takeaways from a recent talk given by a16z cofounder Ben Horowitz at a gathering of speedrun founders
speedrun.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Ben Horowitz's 5 Lessons for Founders and CEOs • Takeaways from a recent talk given by a16z cofounder Ben Horowitz at a gathering of speedrun founders
The surprising new growth channel used by the smartest founders • One of the biggest open-source conference in all of tech is coming to SF this week and LA next. Tech Week's creators say some are using the platform to build an entirely new type of owned channel.
The surprising new growth channel used by the smartest founders
One of the biggest open-source conference in all of tech is coming to SF this week and LA next. Tech Week's creators say some are using the platform to build an entirely new type of owned channel.
speedrun.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The surprising new growth channel used by the smartest founders • One of the biggest open-source conference in all of tech is coming to SF this week and LA next. Tech Week's creators say some are using the platform to build an entirely new type of owned channel.
On Dealing With Rejection as a Founder • Some advice on what to do when you run into barriers.
On Dealing With Rejection as a Founder
Some advice on what to do when you run into barriers.
speedrun.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
On Dealing With Rejection as a Founder • Some advice on what to do when you run into barriers.
Andrew Chen's “Dinner Party Jerk” Test — Why Founders Need to Pitch Themselves Harder • This week we're sharing Andrew Chen's classic essay about how to more effectively pitch your early stage startup
Andrew Chen's “Dinner Party Jerk” Test — Why Founders Need to Pitch Themselves Harder
This week we're sharing Andrew Chen's classic essay about how to more effectively pitch your early stage startup
speedrun.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Andrew Chen's “Dinner Party Jerk” Test — Why Founders Need to Pitch Themselves Harder • This week we're sharing Andrew Chen's classic essay about how to more effectively pitch your early stage startup
The Hardest Game in the World: Founding a Startup • Four successful a16z speedrun alumni share advice—and warnings—for others considering the path of the startup founder.
The Hardest Game in the World: Founding a Startup
Four successful a16z speedrun alumni share advice—and warnings—for others considering the path of the startup founder.
speedrun.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The Hardest Game in the World: Founding a Startup • Four successful a16z speedrun alumni share advice—and warnings—for others considering the path of the startup founder.
How to Pitch Your Startup In Under 2 Minutes • An exclusive look behind the scenes at a16z speedrun SR005's Progress Day
How to Pitch Your Startup In Under 2 Minutes
An exclusive look behind the scenes at a16z speedrun SR005's Progress Day
speedrun.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
How to Pitch Your Startup In Under 2 Minutes • An exclusive look behind the scenes at a16z speedrun SR005's Progress Day
How 40 Leading Startups Found Their Cofounders • ...and how you can find yours. Guest author Palle Broe brings the receipts.
How 40 Leading Startups Found Their Cofounders
...and how you can find yours. Guest author Palle Broe brings the receipts.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
How 40 Leading Startups Found Their Cofounders • ...and how you can find yours. Guest author Palle Broe brings the receipts.
The Founder's Guide to Effective Social Media Use • Your next investor is on X. Should you be?
The Founder's Guide to Effective Social Media Use
Your next investor is on X. Should you be?
speedrun.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The Founder's Guide to Effective Social Media Use • Your next investor is on X. Should you be?
How to Make a Viral Launch Video • For early-stage startups, a killer launch video can change everything. We asked six founders how they pulled off their viral video debuts.
How to Make a Viral Launch Video
For early-stage startups, a killer launch video can change everything. We asked six founders how they pulled off their viral video debuts.
speedrun.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
How to Make a Viral Launch Video • For early-stage startups, a killer launch video can change everything. We asked six founders how they pulled off their viral video debuts.
Inside Google DeepMind's Quest to Build Infinite Digital Worlds • Genie 3 co-lead Jack Parker-Holder on the journey that led to Google's latest world model
Inside Google DeepMind's Quest to Build Infinite Digital Worlds
Genie 3 co-lead Jack Parker-Holder on the journey that led to Google's latest world model
speedrun.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Inside Google DeepMind's Quest to Build Infinite Digital Worlds • Genie 3 co-lead Jack Parker-Holder on the journey that led to Google's latest world model
Scenes from SR Kickoff Week • Founders from 60+ startups convened in Los Angeles last week for the official kickoff of SR005. Here's an inside look at our startup program.
Scenes from SR Kickoff Week
Founders from 60+ startups convened in Los Angeles last week for the official kickoff of SR005. Here's an inside look at our startup program.
speedrun.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Scenes from SR Kickoff Week • Founders from 60+ startups convened in Los Angeles last week for the official kickoff of SR005. Here's an inside look at our startup program.
Advice for the Next Generation of Startup Founders • Advice for the class of SR005, from SR004 alumni
Advice for the Next Generation of Startup Founders
Advice for the class of SR005, from SR004 alumni
speedrun.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Advice for the Next Generation of Startup Founders • Advice for the class of SR005, from SR004 alumni
Why Every International Founder Should Spend Three Months in the U.S. • A guest post by investor and writer Guillermo Flor
Why Every International Founder Should Spend Three Months in the U.S.
A guest post by investor and writer Guillermo Flor
speedrun.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Why Every International Founder Should Spend Three Months in the U.S. • A guest post by investor and writer Guillermo Flor
SR005 Apps Reviewed: The 3 Signals That Get Startups In • In a roundtable conversation, a16z speedrun investors share the signals they value most, common mistakes, and plans to improve the application process for founders
SR005 Apps Reviewed: The 3 Signals That Get Startups In
In a roundtable conversation, a16z speedrun investors share the signals they value most, common mistakes, and plans to improve the application process for founders
speedrun.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
SR005 Apps Reviewed: The 3 Signals That Get Startups In • In a roundtable conversation, a16z speedrun investors share the signals they value most, common mistakes, and plans to improve the application process for founders