haha. pretty fun. cc rabbit inc.

Pre-internet: social graph is neighbors, family, close friends
Web 1: social graph adds strangers
Web 2: social graph shifts to loose friends
Today: social graph is made of acquaintances and followers
Tomorrow: social graph are agents / mirrors

I love Dan Primack (other than his poor choice of sports franchises to support) and think he's got some important points here, but wanted to add some commentary:

The A16Z Games is v bullish on VR/AR and we’re actively funding startups focused on it

Jack Soslow is ex Oculus and breaks down why we’re excited 👇🏼

Building Github for 3D (3D Digital Asset Management/DAM) is one of the largest unsolved opportunities in games/3D infrastructure

- Games now require more assets than ever for expanding levels/worlds
- We're about to see an explosion in # of assets from AI 3D generation
- Content…

The State of Game Studio Financing

In this week's newsletter I dive into how VC funding for game studios works at each stage (seed, Series A, Series B), what VCs tend to look for, and brainstorm where the markets might be going.

robin-guo.com/p/the-state-of…

Studio financing is…

Today, we’re launching AI Creator Ads.

With this release, you can generate dozens of UGC-style ads instantly, thanks to AI.

Here’s the story on why we built this feature, and what’s to come:

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Back from ooo… what did I miss?

🎉 Big news, folks! 🎉 I'm thrilled to join forces with @a16zgames for their upcoming @Speedrun class, backing visionary founders at the frontier of AI, 3D & immersive computing. 🚀

They're looking for startups building the next-generation of:
1️⃣ Visual 3D Creation Tools
2️⃣…

Thomas Edison (legendary inventor of the phonograph and first mass produced light bulb) and Henry Ford (founder of Ford Motor Company)

Don’t think there’s many things cooler than a pair of F-22s chasing a rocket as it ascends to orbit🤯

(From @razzlarson on Instagram)

In 2010, YouTube had 800M active users + streamed 2B+ videos daily.

But internally, we were flying by the seat of our pants.

One burning question was on our minds:

How were people actually using YouTube?

Here's the story of how one UX researcher ignited sweeping changes to…

✨ Thrilled to share the good news that I’ve been promoted to General Partner. It’s such a privilege to step into this role alongside our first-ever AI x infrastructure fund and lead our efforts in backing transformational enterprise and infra companies.✨
a16z.com/new-funds-new-…

Our Pitch A VC scenario had a complete makeover with new art in our 2.5D style

We may have even added an andrew chen inspired character ;)

I wonder how many A16Z GAMES SPEEDRUN 🧊 companies could pass this?🤔

Last weekend, I gathered with 200+ family, friends, & neighbors to make an announcement.

An announcement rooted in my family's story, and the story of so many immigrant families who moved to the US to seek a better life.

I'm running for the SF Board of Supervisors this Nov! 🧵

Many people are hating on this video, but I actually think it's a fascinating display of the two very distinct modes that exist to relate with reality: mimesis vs. first principles thinking.

95% of people operate by mimesis. Truth doesn't matter to them as much as getting…

Incredible. And inspiring. Excited for the next decade

yesterday we had big news-
a16z raised over $7B in new funds, including GAMES FUND TWO 💪 -- this is the sequel to our dedicated vehicle for the intersection of technology and gaming.

Many of you have questions-
why are we so focused on tech x gaming?
what kinds of startups do…