Andreessen: Most large companies are overstaffed by 50% or more
Marc Andreessen · Marc Andreessen: Will a16z Go Public & Why Labour Displacement with AI is Wrong? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Mar 30, 2026 · at 0:40
Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, shares his view on corporate efficiency and staffing levels in big business.
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“Essentially, every large company is overstaffed. It's at least overstaffed by 25%. I think most large companies are overstaffed by 50%. I think a lot of them are overstaffed by 75%.”
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