(2018-07-06) A16z Podcast Beyond Zerosum Thinking In The Game Of Tech And Life

a16z Podcast: Beyond Zero-Sum Thinking in the Game of Tech… and Life

The rise of zero-sum thinking — which has come snapping back recently — slows and even halts progress, observes Marc Andreessen. Because you’re then dividing up a smaller piece, adds Ben Horowitz, instead of growing the pie altogether. This is true not just in economics, politics, and tech, but also in business relationships (and life), too.

moderated by author Steven Johnson

SoftwareIsEatingTheWorld

• Healthcare admin labor going wrong direction: lower productivity

Udacity nanodegree (Badge)

ZeroSum triggered by CreditCrisis 2008 (econ and politics) (left and right)

• Tech backlash
• original broad network vs oligopoly reality GAFA
• "more startups than ever"?
• BlockChain combines OpenSource + Money = new org model for Innovation

Big unknowns for next 20 years

• BioTech to make "Better Humans"?
• tech makes every human able to contribute, what will result?