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2023 Big Ideas in Technology (Part 2)

At the end of 2022, our team at a16z asked dozens of partners across the firm to spotlight one big idea that startups in their fields could tackle in 2023. Emerging from this exercise came 40+ builder-worthy pursuits for the year, ranging from entertainment franchise games to precision delivery of medicine to small modular reactors, and of course loads of AI applications. In our 2-part series, we’ll be covering 12 of these big ideas with the partners that shared them. Here in part 2, we’ll cover Fintech, American Dynamism, and Bio & Health. Listen in as we chat with Anish Acharya, Angela Strange, Michelle Volz, Ryan McEntush, Vijay Pande, and Julie Yoo. And for the full list of 40+ ideas, check out the full article: https://a16z.com/2022/12/15/big-ideas-in-tech-2023/ Topics Covered: (0:00) Intro (1:12) GPT Unlocks Credit Counseling - Anish Acharya (10:31) Compliance as a Competitive Advantage - Angela Strange (23:48) Small Modular Reactors Advance the Nuclear Renaissance - Michelle Volz (34:38) Overhauling the Space Supply Chain - Ryan McEntush (46:36) The Biggest Company in the World - Vijay Pande (53:29) The Value-Based Care Stack - Julie Yoo Resources: - https://a16z.com/2022/11/02/america-space-age/ - https://a16z.com/2022/11/11/the-biggest-company-in-the-world/ - https://a16z.com/2021/01/08/the-new-tech-stack-for-virtual-first-care/ Stay Updated: Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16z Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/ Follow our host: https://twitter.com/stephsmithio Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures.

Steph SmithhostAnish AcharyaguestAngela StrangeguestMichelle VolzguestRyan McEntushguestVijay PandeguestJulie Yooguest

Jan 27, 20231h 12mWatch on YouTube ↗

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EPISODE INFO

Released: January 27, 2023
Duration: 1h 12m
Channel: a16z
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

At the end of 2022, our team at a16z asked dozens of partners across the firm to spotlight one big idea that startups in their fields could tackle in 2023. Emerging from this exercise came 40+ builder-worthy pursuits for the year, ranging from entertainment franchise games to precision delivery of medicine to small modular reactors, and of course loads of AI applications. In our 2-part series, we’ll be covering 12 of these big ideas with the partners that shared them. Here in part 2, we’ll cover Fintech, American Dynamism, and Bio & Health. Listen in as we chat with Anish Acharya, Angela Strange, Michelle Volz, Ryan McEntush, Vijay Pande, and Julie Yoo. And for the full list of 40+ ideas, check out the full article: https://a16z.com/2022/12/15/big-ideas-in-tech-2023/ Topics Covered: (0:00) Intro (1:12) GPT Unlocks Credit Counseling - Anish Acharya (10:31) Compliance as a Competitive Advantage - Angela Strange (23:48) Small Modular Reactors Advance the Nuclear Renaissance - Michelle Volz (34:38) Overhauling the Space Supply Chain - Ryan McEntush (46:36) The Biggest Company in the World - Vijay Pande (53:29) The Value-Based Care Stack - Julie Yoo Resources:
https://a16z.com/2022/11/02/america-space-age/
https://a16z.com/2022/11/11/the-biggest-company-in-the-world/
https://a16z.com/2021/01/08/the-new-tech-stack-for-virtual-first-care/
Stay Updated: Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16z Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/ Follow our host: https://twitter.com/stephsmithio Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures.

SPEAKERS

Steph Smith
host
Podcast host at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) who moderates partner discussions across technology and startups.
Anish Acharya
guest
General Partner on the fintech team at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).
Angela Strange
guest
General Partner on the fintech team at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).
Michelle Volz
guest
Partner on the American Dynamism team at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).
Ryan McEntush
guest
Partner on the American Dynamism team at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).
Vijay Pande
guest
General Partner leading Bio & Health at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).
Julie Yoo
guest
General Partner on the Bio & Health team at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of a16z, featuring Steph Smith and Anish Acharya, 2023 Big Ideas in Technology (Part 2) explores a16z Partners Pitch Six Builder-Worthy Ideas Across Fintech, Nuclear, Space, Health Anish Acharya argues GPT can deliver credit counseling at roughly a tenth of the labor cost of humans, replacing fee-heavy or lead-gen business models and extending to customer support and wealth advice.

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