a16z Podcast

a16z Podcast: Applied Creativity and What Makes Silicon Valley Work

Don Faul and Marc Andreessen

Posted November 11, 2014

Don Faul, head of operations at Pinterest and a former U.S. Marine Corps Platoon Commander, grills Marc Andreessen in front of a crowd of veterans at an event we hosted for bringing more veterans into startups. The discussion ranges from what makes great founders great; the shift to venture capital; and how Silicon Valley is all about “applied creativity.” All that, plus the three books every entrepreneur should read…