mainstream media
5 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Marc Andreessen · across every show →
Everything said about mainstream media, oldest first
Jan 2, 2019
Andreessen: Mainstream media coverage signals the end of early VC opportunity
“If it's a buzzword, if it's something that's on people's lips, if there's a magazine articles about it, or newspaper articles about it, or god help us if it's on TV, like, the time has passed, like, we better look for something new.”
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Aug 1, 2025 positive
Balaji Srinivasan: Tech flanks mainstream media via podcasts and X
“And we've got, actually, we're flanking mainstream media with tweets and podcasts, right? Ultra short form and ultra long form content, where they don't have as much establishment oomph, right? We figured out the formula that works, which is individual over in…”
Mar 18, 2026 bearish
Andreessen: Mainstream media will permanently follow and react to viral posts
“If you're a television producer or if you're a news editor or whatever, like you can't possibly move your organization fast enough to stay ahead of these cycles. And so what you end up doing is you end up chasing them. And that's, and basically the role of mai…”