Internet Access

topic on 1 show · 3 statements across 3 episodes

the a16z Podcast

3 statements about Internet Access, every show

a16z Assertion Contradicted
Andreessen: More People Globally Have Smartphones Than Electricity or Running Water
“Sitting here today in 2023, the following is true. More people in the world have computers in the form of smartphones specifically and internet access than have electricity or running water in their homes.”
Marc Andreessen Oct 21, 2023 ▶ 17:37 Why It's Time to Be A Techno-Optimist
a16z Assertion Contradicted
Gedmark: The global population without internet access has increased to four billion
“People used to talk about the other three billion that don't have access to the internet. When, you know, the internet was first really taking off. Now it's the other four billion. The problem actually got worse.”
John Gedmark Oct 6, 2023 ▶ 23:46 The Evolution of the Satellite Economy
a16z Prediction Not checkable as stated
Lane Fox: Internet access gaps could persist even in smart cities
“I could easily imagine how in 20 years' time we could have a profoundly disadvantaged and dislocated and completely without, you know, internet is absent from in their lives, even in a hyperconnected, super smart city.”
Martha Lane Fox Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 40:05 a16z Podcast | London Calling for Tech Done in a Different Way

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