Reintroducing @speedrun to the world: we're expanding to support entrepreneurs creating the future at the frontiers of tech and entertainment. My partner in crime @SamiraBehrouzan and I wrote a blog post talking about speedrun's origins and where we're taking it

VP who signed off on the layoff list doing team comms the morning of the RIF.

RT @EmlynThompsonLA: LA friends, excited to launch the LA Summer Speaker Series at a16z Santa Monica!. Tuesdays, 5–6pm: real, off the recor….

I guess I have to emergency watch hours of Hansen Yang game footage now. .

RT @_CallMeMacy: 📣📣 𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖: The @a16z @speedrun AI SHOWCASE is back 📣📣. Live demos and Early access drops. Trust me, you’re gonna want in….

Seeing many surprised NYC primary tweets from people who frequently give advice like "go talk to your customers" who would benefit from a similar piece of advice "go talk to blue collar workers". This is not a politics post merely a reminder that when "surprising" things happen.

Went back to find it and yup Mamdani's launch video has Spongebob-paced cut scenes, gen z friendly beats, etc. This style truly is the meta. .

Roblox just announced a $35/user bounty program to reward creators who make things that create installs or reactivations, even if they don't monetize those exact experiences well. Something something "everything is an ad network". I suspect Roblox will not like some of the long

I am 100% here for the unhinged social brand era. Thank you Wendy's, Duolingo, and many more for being pioneers

Very clever to see Sam Altman brainstorm about ads in ChatGPT on the OAI podcast. It's a fairly low stakes way of messaging-testing and pre-messaging their plans, and the downside is minimal since the public square is already rife with speculation.

My observation of Chinese STEM students is that from a talent/output perspective they are not clearly a tier below the top universities on this list. This is all a long way of saying I really dislike making macro points based on data that's barely better than Buzzfeed lists

A side point in Coatue's new AI report is that the US has 7/10 of the world's best universities. Cool!. But looking at the actual methodology China's top 2 unis score top 5 levels on everything besides "international outlook" which gives points for int'l students and staff.

RT @zebird0: a16z speedrun is coming to London! If you're around the week before July 4th (funny timing), we'll be hosting a mixer with Dex….

Apple is estimated to have made more than $10B in app store fees from games last year and its big games announcement at WWDC was to. re-launch GameCenter?

Normally a huge fan of Habby and this is only my first session with Whittle Defenders but what a brutal FTUE. First level is almost 5 min, basically no player agency, the loot piñata moments don’t feel good. I’m so confused how did this get to WWL?

RT @tkexpress11: a16z speedrun is coming to Israel 🇮🇱. I'm heading to Israel week of June 22nd to meet early founders at the 0->1 stage sta….

No one even tried to wrap Chet up on that loose ball bc he’s basically a foot taller than everyone on the floor 😂.

This man is not real @TyHaliburton22.

Experienced my first pitch with a founder who was on a desk treadmill at the start of the call. Then I started my desk treadmill to join them. Made the call like 30% better overall (on a very high baseline!).

Team, I need recommendations for walking/running shoes. These will never be worn outside, fashion doesn't matter. They'll be used exclusively for my desk treadmill. I need extreme comfort and ideally as good for my foot health as possible. Needs to handle 5-8 miles per day.