<description>&lt;p&gt;Marc Andreessen is a founder, investor, and co-founder of Netscape, as well as co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). In this conversation, we dig into why we’re living through a unique and one of the most incredible times in history, and what comes next.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We discuss:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1. Why AI is arriving at the perfect moment to counter demographic collapse and declining productivity&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2. How Marc has raised his 10-year-old kid to thrive in an AI-driven world&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;3. What’s actually going to happen with AI and jobs (spoiler: he thinks the panic is “totally off base”)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;4. The “Mexican standoff” that’s happening between product managers, designers, and engineers&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;5. Why you should still learn to code (even with AI)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;6. How to develop an “E-shaped” career that combines multiple skills, with AI as a force multiplier&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;7. The career advice he keeps coming back to (“Don’t be fungible”)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;8. How AI can democratize one-on-one tutoring, potentially transforming education&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;9. His media diet: X and old books, nothing in between&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;—&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brought to you by:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://getdx.com/lenny"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DX&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;—The developer intelligence platform designed by leading researchers&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.brex.com/product/business-account?ref_code=bmk_dp_brand1H25_ln_new_fs"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brex&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;—The banking solution for startups&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.datadoghq.com/lenny"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Datadog&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;—Now home to Eppo, the leading experimentation and feature flagging platform&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;—&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode transcript:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a target="_blank" 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href="https://a16z.com"&gt;https://a16z.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Andreessen Horowitz’s YouTube channel: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@a16z"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/@a16z&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;—&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where to find Lenny:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Newsletter: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com"&gt;https://www.lennysnewsletter.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• X: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/lennysan"&gt;https://twitter.com/lennysan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• LinkedIn: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;—&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In this episode, we cover:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:00) Introduction to Marc Andreessen&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(04:27) The historic moment we’re living in&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(06:52) The impact of AI on society&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(11:14) AI’s role in education and parenting&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(22:15) The future of jobs in an AI-driven world&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(30:15) Marc's past predictions&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(35:35) The Mexican standoff of tech roles&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(39:28) Adapting to changing job tasks&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(42:15) The shift to scripting languages&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(44:50) The importance of understanding code&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(51:37) The value of design in the AI era&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(53:30) The T-shaped skill strategy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:02:05) AI’s impact on founders and companies&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:05:58) The concept of one-person billion-dollar companies&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:08:33) Debating AI moats and market dynamics&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:14:39) The rapid evolution of AI models&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:18:05) Indeterminate optimism in venture capital&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:22:17) The concept of AGI and its implications&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:30:00) Marc's media diet&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:36:18) Favorite movies and AI voice technology&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:39:24) Marc's product diet&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:43:16) Closing thoughts and recommendations&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;—&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Referenced:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Linus Torvalds on LinkedIn: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/linustorvalds"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/linustorvalds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• The philosopher’s stone: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher%27s_stone"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher%27s_stone&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Alexander the Great: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Aristotle: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Bloom’s 2 sigma problem: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom%27s_2_sigma_problem"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom%27s_2_sigma_problem&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Alpha School: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://alpha.school"&gt;https://alpha.school&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• In Tech We Trust? A Debate with Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://a16z.com/in-tech-we-trust-a-debate-with-peter-thiel-and-marc-andreessen"&gt;https://a16z.com/in-tech-we-trust-a-debate-with-peter-thiel-and-marc-andreessen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• John Woo: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Assembly: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_language"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_language&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• C programming language: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language)"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Python: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.python.org"&gt;https://www.python.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Netscape: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Perl: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.perl.org"&gt;https://www.perl.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Scott Adams: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Adams"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Adams&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Larry Summers’s website: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://larrysummers.com"&gt;https://larrysummers.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Nano Banana: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://gemini.google/overview/image-generation"&gt;https://gemini.google/overview/image-generation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Bitcoin: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://bitcoin.org"&gt;https://bitcoin.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Ethereum: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://ethereum.org"&gt;https://ethereum.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Satoshi Nakamoto: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Nakamoto"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Nakamoto&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Inside ChatGPT: The fastest-growing product in history | Nick Turley (Head of ChatGPT at OpenAI): &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/inside-chatgpt-nick-turley"&gt;https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/inside-chatgpt-nick-turley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Anthropic co-founder on quitting OpenAI, AGI predictions, $100M talent wars, 20% unemployment, and the nightmare scenarios keeping him up at night | Ben Mann: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/anthropic-co-founder-benjamin-mann"&gt;https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/anthropic-co-founder-benjamin-mann&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Inside Google’s AI turnaround: The rise of AI Mode, strategy behind AI Overviews, and their vision for AI-powered search | Robby Stein (VP of Product, Google Search): &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-google-built-ai-mode-in-under-a-year"&gt;https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-google-built-ai-mode-in-under-a-year&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• DeepSeek: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.deepseek.com"&gt;https://www.deepseek.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Cowork: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://support.claude.com/en/articles/13345190-getting-started-with-cowork"&gt;https://support.claude.com/en/articles/13345190-getting-started-with-cowork&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Definite vs. indefinite thinking: Notes from &lt;em&gt;Zero to One&lt;/em&gt; by Peter Thiel: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://boxkitemachine.net/posts/zero-to-one-peter-thiel-definite-vs-indefinite-thinking"&gt;https://boxkitemachine.net/posts/zero-to-one-peter-thiel-definite-vs-indefinite-thinking&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Henry Ford: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/stories-of-innovation/visionaries/henry-ford"&gt;https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/stories-of-innovation/visionaries/henry-ford&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Lex Fridman Podcast: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast"&gt;https://lexfridman.com/podcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• $46B of hard truths from Ben Horowitz: Why founders fail and why you need to run toward fear (a16z co-founder): &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/46b-of-hard-truths-from-ben-horowitz"&gt;https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/46b-of-hard-truths-from-ben-horowitz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• &lt;em&gt;Eddington&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31176520"&gt;https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31176520&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Joaquin Phoenix: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Phoenix"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Phoenix&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Pedro Pascal: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Pascal"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Pascal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• George Floyd: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Replit: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://replit.com"&gt;https://replit.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Behind the product: Replit | Amjad Masad (co-founder and CEO): &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/behind-the-product-replit-amjad-masad"&gt;https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/behind-the-product-replit-amjad-masad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Grok Bad Rudi: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://grok.com/badrudi"&gt;https://grok.com/badrudi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Wispr Flow: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://wisprflow.ai"&gt;https://wisprflow.ai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• &lt;em&gt;Star Trek: The Next Generation&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092455"&gt;https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092455&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• &lt;em&gt;Star Trek: Starfleet Academy&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8622160"&gt;https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8622160&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• a16z: The Power Brokers: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.notboring.co/p/a16z-the-power-brokers"&gt;https://www.notboring.co/p/a16z-the-power-brokers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;—&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Production and marketing by &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://penname.co/"&gt;https://penname.co/&lt;/a&gt;. 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Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth

Lenny Rachitsky

Marc Andreessen: The real AI boom hasn’t even started yet

JAN 29, 2026104 MIN
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth

Marc Andreessen: The real AI boom hasn’t even started yet

JAN 29, 2026104 MIN

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<p>Marc Andreessen is a founder, investor, and co-founder of Netscape, as well as co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). In this conversation, we dig into why we’re living through a unique and one of the most incredible times in history, and what comes next.</p><p></p><p><strong>We discuss:</strong></p><p>1. Why AI is arriving at the perfect moment to counter demographic collapse and declining productivity</p><p>2. How Marc has raised his 10-year-old kid to thrive in an AI-driven world</p><p>3. What’s actually going to happen with AI and jobs (spoiler: he thinks the panic is “totally off base”)</p><p>4. The “Mexican standoff” that’s happening between product managers, designers, and engineers</p><p>5. Why you should still learn to code (even with AI)</p><p>6. How to develop an “E-shaped” career that combines multiple skills, with AI as a force multiplier</p><p>7. The career advice he keeps coming back to (“Don’t be fungible”)</p><p>8. How AI can democratize one-on-one tutoring, potentially transforming education</p><p>9. His media diet: X and old books, nothing in between</p><p>—</p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://getdx.com/lenny"><strong>DX</strong></a>—The developer intelligence platform designed by leading researchers</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.brex.com/product/business-account?ref_code=bmk_dp_brand1H25_ln_new_fs"><strong>Brex</strong></a>—The banking solution for startups</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.datadoghq.com/lenny"><strong>Datadog</strong></a>—Now home to Eppo, the leading experimentation and feature flagging platform</p><p>—</p><p><strong>Episode transcript:</strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/marc-andreessen-the-real-ai-boom">https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/marc-andreessen-the-real-ai-boom</a></p><p>—</p><p><strong>Archive of all Lenny's Podcast transcripts: </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/yxi4s2w998p1gvtpu4193/AMdNPR8AOw0lMklwtnC0TrQ?rlkey=j06x0nipoti519e0xgm23zsn9&#38;st=ahz0fj11&#38;dl=0">https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/yxi4s2w998p1gvtpu4193/AMdNPR8AOw0lMklwtnC0TrQ?rlkey=j06x0nipoti519e0xgm23zsn9&st=ahz0fj11&dl=0</a></p><p>—</p><p><strong>Where to find Marc Andreessen:</strong></p><p>• X: <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/pmarca">https://x.com/pmarca</a></p><p>• Substack: <a target="_blank" href="https://pmarca.substack.com">https://pmarca.substack.com</a></p><p>• Andreessen Horowitz’s website: <a target="_blank" href="https://a16z.com">https://a16z.com</a></p><p>• Andreessen Horowitz’s YouTube channel: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@a16z">https://www.youtube.com/@a16z</a></p><p>—</p><p><strong>Where to find Lenny:</strong></p><p>• Newsletter: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com">https://www.lennysnewsletter.com</a></p><p>• X: <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/lennysan">https://twitter.com/lennysan</a></p><p>• LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/</a></p><p>—</p><p><strong>In this episode, we cover:</strong></p><p>(00:00) Introduction to Marc Andreessen</p><p>(04:27) The historic moment we’re living in</p><p>(06:52) The impact of AI on society</p><p>(11:14) AI’s role in education and parenting</p><p>(22:15) The future of jobs in an AI-driven world</p><p>(30:15) Marc's past predictions</p><p>(35:35) The Mexican standoff of tech roles</p><p>(39:28) Adapting to changing job tasks</p><p>(42:15) The shift to scripting languages</p><p>(44:50) The importance of understanding code</p><p>(51:37) The value of design in the AI era</p><p>(53:30) The T-shaped skill strategy</p><p>(01:02:05) AI’s impact on founders and companies</p><p>(01:05:58) The concept of one-person billion-dollar companies</p><p>(01:08:33) Debating AI moats and market dynamics</p><p>(01:14:39) The rapid evolution of AI models</p><p>(01:18:05) Indeterminate optimism in venture capital</p><p>(01:22:17) The concept of AGI and its implications</p><p>(01:30:00) Marc's media diet</p><p>(01:36:18) Favorite movies and AI voice technology</p><p>(01:39:24) Marc's product diet</p><p>(01:43:16) Closing thoughts and recommendations</p><p>—</p><p><strong>Referenced:</strong></p><p>• Linus Torvalds on LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/linustorvalds">https://www.linkedin.com/in/linustorvalds</a></p><p>• The philosopher’s stone: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher%27s_stone">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher%27s_stone</a></p><p>• Alexander the Great: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great</a></p><p>• Aristotle: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle</a></p><p>• Bloom’s 2 sigma problem: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom%27s_2_sigma_problem">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom%27s_2_sigma_problem</a></p><p>• Alpha School: <a target="_blank" href="https://alpha.school">https://alpha.school</a></p><p>• In Tech We Trust? A Debate with Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen: <a target="_blank" href="https://a16z.com/in-tech-we-trust-a-debate-with-peter-thiel-and-marc-andreessen">https://a16z.com/in-tech-we-trust-a-debate-with-peter-thiel-and-marc-andreessen</a></p><p>• John Woo: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo</a></p><p>• Assembly: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_language">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_language</a></p><p>• C programming language: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language)</a></p><p>• Python: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.python.org">https://www.python.org</a></p><p>• Netscape: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape</a></p><p>• Perl: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.perl.org">https://www.perl.org</a></p><p>• Scott Adams: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Adams">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Adams</a></p><p>• Larry Summers’s website: <a target="_blank" href="https://larrysummers.com">https://larrysummers.com</a></p><p>• Nano Banana: <a target="_blank" href="https://gemini.google/overview/image-generation">https://gemini.google/overview/image-generation</a></p><p>• Bitcoin: <a target="_blank" href="https://bitcoin.org">https://bitcoin.org</a></p><p>• Ethereum: <a target="_blank" href="https://ethereum.org">https://ethereum.org</a></p><p>• Satoshi Nakamoto: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Nakamoto">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Nakamoto</a></p><p>• Inside ChatGPT: The fastest-growing product in history | Nick Turley (Head of ChatGPT at OpenAI): <a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/inside-chatgpt-nick-turley">https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/inside-chatgpt-nick-turley</a></p><p>• Anthropic co-founder on quitting OpenAI, AGI predictions, $100M talent wars, 20% unemployment, and the nightmare scenarios keeping him up at night | Ben Mann: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/anthropic-co-founder-benjamin-mann">https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/anthropic-co-founder-benjamin-mann</a></p><p>• Inside Google’s AI turnaround: The rise of AI Mode, strategy behind AI Overviews, and their vision for AI-powered search | Robby Stein (VP of Product, Google Search): <a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-google-built-ai-mode-in-under-a-year">https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-google-built-ai-mode-in-under-a-year</a></p><p>• DeepSeek: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.deepseek.com">https://www.deepseek.com</a></p><p>• Cowork: <a target="_blank" href="https://support.claude.com/en/articles/13345190-getting-started-with-cowork">https://support.claude.com/en/articles/13345190-getting-started-with-cowork</a></p><p>• Definite vs. indefinite thinking: Notes from <em>Zero to One</em> by Peter Thiel: <a target="_blank" href="https://boxkitemachine.net/posts/zero-to-one-peter-thiel-definite-vs-indefinite-thinking">https://boxkitemachine.net/posts/zero-to-one-peter-thiel-definite-vs-indefinite-thinking</a></p><p>• Henry Ford: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/stories-of-innovation/visionaries/henry-ford">https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/stories-of-innovation/visionaries/henry-ford</a></p><p>• Lex Fridman Podcast: <a target="_blank" href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a></p><p>• $46B of hard truths from Ben Horowitz: Why founders fail and why you need to run toward fear (a16z co-founder): <a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/46b-of-hard-truths-from-ben-horowitz">https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/46b-of-hard-truths-from-ben-horowitz</a></p><p>• <em>Eddington</em>: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31176520">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31176520</a></p><p>• Joaquin Phoenix: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Phoenix">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Phoenix</a></p><p>• Pedro Pascal: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Pascal">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Pascal</a></p><p>• George Floyd: <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd</a></p><p>• Replit: <a target="_blank" href="https://replit.com">https://replit.com</a></p><p>• Behind the product: Replit | Amjad Masad (co-founder and CEO): <a target="_blank" href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/behind-the-product-replit-amjad-masad">https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/behind-the-product-replit-amjad-masad</a></p><p>• Grok Bad Rudi: <a target="_blank" href="https://grok.com/badrudi">https://grok.com/badrudi</a></p><p>• Wispr Flow: <a target="_blank" href="https://wisprflow.ai">https://wisprflow.ai</a></p><p>• <em>Star Trek: The Next Generation</em>: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092455">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092455</a></p><p>• <em>Star Trek: Starfleet Academy</em>: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8622160">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8622160</a></p><p>• a16z: The Power Brokers: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.notboring.co/p/a16z-the-power-brokers">https://www.notboring.co/p/a16z-the-power-brokers</a></p><p>—</p><p>Production and marketing by <a target="_blank" href="https://penname.co/">https://penname.co/</a>. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email <a target="_blank" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.</p><p>—</p><p><em>Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed.</em></p> <br/><br/>To hear more, visit <a href="https://www.lennysnewsletter.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=show-notes-no-free-preview-language">www.lennysnewsletter.com</a>