Show Notes
Scott Kupor joins Ryan on this episode to talk about his new book, Secrets of Sand Hill Road. Scott is Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and has been at the firm since it was founded. He has a long history with Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, including working alongside them at Opsware in the early 2000s.
Ryan and Scott talk about...
* How venture capital has changed over the past decade.
* Advice for founders in the new investment landscape.
* The future of venture capital.
* How to think about the long-term relationship between your company and your investors.
* How a VC thinks and how to understand their incentive structure.
Ryan also tells the story of walking into Andreessen Horowitz in sneakers and a Product Hunt kitty t-shirt to pitch the company and finding himself speaking to nearly twenty people.
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