Little Tech
topic on 3 shows · 5 statements across 5 episodes
Masters of Scale 
the a16z Podcast 
All-In
5 statements about Little Tech, every show
Midha: Startup, Big Tech, and academic AI interests have diverged
“Little tech is extraordinarily different from big tech, which is extraordinarily different from the academic communities.”
Srinivasan: Small states are natural allies for early-stage tech startups
“Small states are the friends of little tech. Because they're the ones who don't take anything for granted. They want to build their economy and so on and so forth.”
Vance: Big Tech favors Democrats while Little Tech startups lean Republican
“Big tech has become increasingly pro-Democrat. Little tech has become increasingly pro-Republican, right? So if you're an upstart, if you're in crypto, if you're like a small AI company, I think you're much more likely to be pro-Republican. If you're a monopol…”
Taylor: Encouraging startup competition holds Big Tech accountable better than regulation
“The best possible thing to do to hold technology companies accountable is to encourage competition, or what, you know, I think Andreessen and others call little tech. I think that's actually probably the most viable thing. I think it comes from the natural sor…”