a16z Podcast

a16z Podcast: Of Policy, Capital, and the Startup Ecosystem

Bobby Franklin and Scott Kupor

Posted January 20, 2017

How to think about business policy and top-of-mind issues for the tech industry, given a new president? From what agencies matter for startups and VC to what the first 100 days (and next two years!) look like, a16z managing partner Scott Kupor and president and CEO of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) Bobby Franklin share what happens between elections and when the reality of the Washington process sets in post-inauguration.

What are some of the discussions that are happening around taxation, special stock exchanges for earlier-stage/ smaller companies, and what was the JOBS Act again? Believe it or not, seemingly wonky details like these incent behavior — for better or worse, with intended and unintended consequences — and in this episode of the a16z Podcast, we discuss all this and more. (Company) size does matter, after all.

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The a16z Podcast discusses the most important ideas within technology with the people building it. Each episode aims to put listeners ahead of the curve, covering topics like AI, energy, genomics, space, and more.

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