U.S. companies

also referred to as: us companies

6 statements across 6 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Connie Chan · across every show →

Everything said about U.S. companies, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019 positive
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Chan: Chinese Startups Enter US Faster Than US Firms Enter China
“When I talk to a lot of U.S. Companies thinking about entering the Chinese market, that decision can take one or two years. When I talk to a Chinese entrepreneur who wants to enter the U.S. Market, he can have a team out here in a quarter. So Chinese companies…”
Connie Chan Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 11:25 a16z Podcast | 'In the Eye of a Tornado': Views on Innovation from China
Jan 2, 2019 negative
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U.S. companies must hire overseas due to domestic engineering shortages
“We need all of the engineers that are in school now who are not taking those math and science courses, those who have the capability to be engineers to keep our country ahead, to fill the jobs in this country that all of these companies need, and they're havin…”
Dr. Christine Darden Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 27:44 a16z Podcast | From Hidden Figure to Sonic BOOM
Jan 2, 2019 bearish
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Humble: US tech firms should fear competitive threat from Tencent and Alibaba
“I think U.S. Companies should be scared because the moment Tencent and Alibaba are already moving into other developing markets and they're going to be incredibly competitive because it's just built into their DNA.”
Jez Humble Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 20:29 a16z Podcast | Feedback Loops -- Company Culture, Change, and DevOps
Feb 6, 2023
Insight
Hefets: Tech startups, not government, bear onus to initiate regulatory dialogue
“Is the onus on government to reach out to us and say, hey, let's have a conversation? And truthfully, I don't think that's the case. I think the onus is on us companies to make sure we are opening up that dialogue, that we're showing up for events like this, t…”
Adena Hefets Feb 6, 2023 ▶ 14:06 Easing the Housing Crisis by Building Better Tools
Mar 10, 2026 positive
Opinion
Moore: Chinese Video AI Models Outperform US Competitors Due to Unrestricted Data
“The Chinese models are so good, because they can train on any data. So, Seedance II is probably the best example of this, where it's just kind of, in some ways, head and shoulders above what the US companies have thus far been able to do.”
Olivia Moore Mar 10, 2026 ▶ 19:55 Inside a16z’s Top 100 AI Apps Report with Olivia Moore
Sep 10, 2026
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George: Median US firm spends $12/employee/month on AI, top 1% spends $7,000
“The median company in the US is spending 12 dollars per employee on AI. Per month. The top one percent of the data set that we've seen is spending 7000 dollars per employee on AI per month.”
David George Sep 10, 2026 ▶ 36:22 Why Investors Are Rethinking Everything for the AI Era
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