“See how much the top companies are paying for software engineering talent by level.” Spoiler: entry level engineers at some companies are making $200k+. Imagine being 22 years old with that sort of income! | learn more
“The Boring Company’s test tunnel stretches for more than a mile under Hawthorne, California’s streets. I rode through the tunnel, and then I went to the tunnel’s welcome party. Here’s what that means for the future of LA transportation.” | […]
A presentation from a16z general partner Connie Chan. “Believe it or not, we’re still in the early days of the internet. And even though it originated in the U.S., countries like China – that leapfrogged the infrastructure phase to go […]
Bill Gurley of Benchmark wrote this post in 2012, and it rings true today. LTV is a very useful model for thinking about and evaluating a business, but it can be dangerous when misused. | learn more
The venture firm with a great content generation machine is back with data from their latest survey of founders. This year’s survey included 529 founders. | learn more
“Over the next 2 to 5 years, the world around us is about to light up with layer upon layer of rich and dynamic data that you can see and interact with. This magical future ahead is called the Spatial […]
Andrew Chen, a16z partner, discusses the coming tech innovation and disruption in the service economy – focused on marketplaces delivering access to regulated services. Really interesting thinking! | learn more
The tech unicorn is in a fight with Morgan Stanley. A fund of MS owns a small bit of Palantir and values it around $4B. Meanwhile, the MS investment bankers want to take them public around $40B. It’s all more […]
“In the latest installment of our Confessions series, where we exchange anonymity for honesty, Digiday spoke with a data scientist inside the marketing department of a company who says marketers are still lost when it comes to the science and […]
“The software hooked into Piper’s home TV screen, which displayed an image of Piper standing next to robot avatar. When the avatar marched in place, jumped or balanced on one foot, Piper mimicked its movement. Piper thought she was enjoying a […]