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
Insight
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.”
Marc Andreessen Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 7:12 a16z Podcast | Startups and Pendulum Swings Through Ideas, Time, Fame, and Money
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Opinion
Horowitz: Mainstream media and political parties had zero impact on 2016 election
“The mainstream media had No impact on the election. The political party had no impact on the election”
Ben Horowitz Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 1:06 a16z Podcast | The Internet Is Your Movement
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Opinion
Horowitz: Mainstream media attacks tech because it lost gatekeeping power
“Facebook is getting attacked, you know, the internet's getting attacked by the mainstream media. You know, they, they've lost the power, so that's not that surprising, but.”
Ben Horowitz Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 10:14 a16z Podcast | The Internet Is Your Movement
Aug 1, 2025 positive
Insight
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…”
Balaji Srinivasan Aug 1, 2025 ▶ 1:12:42 Tech vs. Media: Balaji Srinivasan on the Battle Shaping Our Future
Mar 18, 2026 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
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…”
Marc Andreessen Mar 18, 2026 ▶ 21:51 Marc Andreessen & Ben Horowitz on a16z’s New Media Strategy
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