a16z's David George on the Most Controversial Bet at a16z & Do Margins and Revenue Matter in AI?

David George is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he leads the firm's Growth investing team. His team has backed many of the defining companies of this era, including Databricks, Figma, Stripe, SpaceX, Anduril, and OpenAI, and is now investing behind a new generation of AI startups like Cursor, Harvey, and Abridge. ----------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:24 Why Everyone is Wrong: Mega Funds Does Not Reduce Returns 07:13 The Biggest Advantage of Staying Private for Longer 11:02 Is Public Market Capital Actually Cheaper Than Private Capital? 22:42 The #1 Investing Rule for a16z: Always Invest in the Founder's Strength of Strengths 30:23 Does Revenue Matter as Much in a World of AI? 30:54 Does Kingmaking Still Exist in Venture Capital Today? 43:48 Do Margins Matter Less Than Ever in an AI-First World? 47:01 My Biggest Miss: Anthropic and What I Learn From it? 48:15 Has OpenAI Won Consumer AI? Will Anthropic Win Enterprise? 52:50 The Most Controversial Decision in Andreessen Horowitz History 55:59 Why Did You Invest $300M into Adam Neumann and Flow? 59:17 Quick-Fire Round ----------------------------------------------- Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3j2KMcZTtgTNBKwtZBMHvl?si=85bc9196860e4466 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-twenty-minute-vc-20vc-venture-capital-startup/id958230465 Follow Harry Stebbings on X: https://twitter.com/HarryStebbings Follow David George on X: https://twitter.com/DavidGeorge83 Follow 20VC on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/20vchq Follow 20VC on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@20vc_tok Visit our Website: https://www.20vc.com Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/contact ----------------------------------------------- #20vc #harrystebbings #davidgeorge #a16z #ai #margins #revenue #lessons #megafunds