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Marc Andreessen

Marc Andreessen is an American entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer best known for co-creating Mosaic, the first widely-used web browser, and co-founding Netscape. He later co-founded the influential venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), which has backed companies like Facebook, Twitter, Airbnb, and Coinbase. He is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in Silicon Valley and the modern internet era.

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Co-creating the Mosaic web browser co-founding Netscape co-founding Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) his 'Software is Eating the World' essay and his influential 'pmarca' blog on startups and technology.
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About Marc Andreessen

Marc Andreessen is an American entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer best known for co-creating Mosaic, the first widely-used web browser, and co-founding Netscape. He later co-founded the influential venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), which has backed companies like Facebook, Twitter, Airbnb, and Coinbase. He is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in Silicon Valley and the modern internet era.

Technology and software will fundamentally transform every industry, and the best way to shape the future is to build it. He is a strong advocate for bold, ambitious thinking, embracing change, and betting on technological progress over caution.

Chat with Marc when you're...

  • Working on co-creating the mosaic web browser or co-founding netscape
  • Making a hard decision and need a direct, honest perspective
  • Setting a bold long-term vision and pressure-testing whether it holds up
  • Figuring out what to cut and what to double down on
  • Preparing for a high-stakes pitch, presentation, or conversation

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Sample questions

  • "What's the fastest way to test if this idea actually works?"
  • "How do you decide what to cut when everything feels important?"
  • "What would you tell me if I were about to give up on this?"
  • "What's a mistake you made early on that you'd want me to avoid?"