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Opinion
Lessin: Andreessen Horowitz structurally hates capital-efficient, single-round startups
“The problem is, you're A-sixteen Z, you fucking hate that shit. That doesn't do anything for you. Because you need to own more of the company. You need them to need your capital, right? And like to finance them over and over so you can own enough of it at enou…”
Sam Lessin May 24, 2024 ▶ 33:28 #48: Move Fast (But Don't) Break Silicon Valley · More or Less Podcast
Assertion Supported
DOJ is investigating Andreessen Horowitz for board conflicts of interest
“The Department of Justice of the United States of America is investigating Andreessen Horowitz for conflicts of interest.”
Jessica Lessin Aug 21, 2026 ▶ 17:33 OpenAI Can’t Hold a Lead, Stripe Buys OpenRouter & AI Hits a Wall · More or Less Podcast
Assertion Contradicted
Brit Morin: Andreessen Horowitz and Thrive are raising from the Middle East, not universities
“Andreessen Horowitz and Thrive are raising from, like, the Middle East, and not necessarily, like, universities at this point.”
Brit Morin Feb 27, 2026 ▶ 9:21 Apple, OpenAI & Why Nobody Makes Money in AI | The SaaS Apocalypse · More or Less Podcast
Prediction Not checkable as stated
DOJ investigation into Andreessen Horowitz is unlikely to prompt regulatory action
“I gotta say, I don't think this is going anywhere.”
Jessica Lessin Aug 21, 2026 ▶ 18:47 OpenAI Can’t Hold a Lead, Stripe Buys OpenRouter & AI Hits a Wall · More or Less Podcast
Opinion
Dave Morin: Andreessen Horowitz Is No Longer a Venture Capital Firm
“They don't have, they're not a venture firm anymore.”
Dave Morin Sep 19, 2025 ▶ 17:27 #117 TikTok’s New Owner and Hiring a US CEO? · More or Less Podcast
Insight
Brit Morin: LPs Must Diversify Beyond Sequoia and Andreessen
“For LPs to do the work, I think is really important because even if you just continue to put your money into Sequoia and Andreessen, Like, they're not getting the lion's share sometimes of these bigger companies, and a lot of these younger firms are still perf…”
Brit Morin Mar 29, 2024 ▶ 33:06 #40: Reddit IPO, Apple v. DOJ and the Return of the Power Lunch · More or Less Podcast
Assertion Partly supported
Jessica Lessin says Cadre is selling for $100M after $800M valuation
“Jared Kushner, I think Andreessen Horowitz was going to let anyone invest in commercial, commercial real estate, eight hundred million dollar valuation, likely selling the Yieldstreet according to the information team for around 100, if that.”
Jessica Lessin Aug 18, 2023 ▶ 7:32 #10: You should kill your startup, What replaces globalization · More or Less Podcast
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