Ben Horowitz on AI Anxiety, Big Tech Transitions & The Future of Startups | a16z
April 14, 2026
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as posted by the channelRecorded live at the a16z Fintech Connect conference in Deer Valley, Alex Rampell speaks with Ben Horowitz, cofounder and general partner at a16z, about how AI has rewritten the fundamental rules of software competition, why crypto infrastructure will become essential in an AI-dominated world, and what the future holds for venture capital.
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(00:00) Intro
(01:39) The New Laws of Physics for Tech Companies
(06:37) Why Not Every Legacy SaaS Company Is Dead
(08:17) The Future of Venture Capital
(10:30) America's AI Infrastructure Bottleneck
(14:27) AI + Crypto: Why They're More Connected Than You Think
(19:54) The Future of VC
(24:06) AI and the History of Technological Change
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