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What It Takes to Build a Startup | Andrew Chen & Matt Perault

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What It Takes to Build a Startup | Andrew Chen & Matt Perault

The a16z Show

1 DAYS AGO
The a16z Show

The a16z Show

1 DAYS AGO
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a16z’s Matt Perault sits down with General Partner and Speedrun lead Andrew Chen on the a16z AI Policy Brief to explore what “Little Tech” actually looks like at the earliest stages, and why the realities of building a two- or three-person startup are ofte...

Highlights

Andrew Chen and Matt Perault examine what “Little Tech” looks like before a startup has employees, outside capital, or time to engage with policymakers.
01:28
Speedrun backs founders from day one
04:57
This is truly Little Tech
11:57
A two-person startup can do more with AI
16:53
Founders can return stronger
23:37
Little tech needs representation
32:34
Attracting startups is a choice
36:21
The conversations are genuine

Chapters

Speedrun and the earliest stage of company creation
00:00
Building, testing, and scaling with a tiny team
07:28
Founder resilience and the policy burden on tiny startups
15:10
Representation, mobility, and the missing voice of Little Tech
23:21
Creating direct connections between policymakers and founders
31:08

Transcript

Andrew Chen: This is truly little tech. The average team is two to three people. They're running their companies, not in their office, not in a co-working space. They're running it at the kitchen table. For these founders, they are so mission-focused, tryi...