There’s a reason to expect criticism: today on Track Changes Paul and Rich dig into why the newest article from Marc Andreessen of VC firm, Andreessen Horowitz. In it, Andreessen basically exhorts Americans to innovate and blames our lack of preparation for the pandemic on a lack of desire to do so. We reflect on the current state of America and how apparent the holes in our social governance have become since Covid-19 (especially the education system). Is there a world where VC and startups can help us improve these old systems? Has social policy towards more privatization led us towards the wrong things being optimized? We look to the innovation that has come from previous crises and ask the question: how can you install that startup-style-motivation outside of commercial profit? (Spoiler: Marc Andreessen doesn’t have the answer!). Links: “It’s Time to Build” by Marc Andreessen Andreesen Horowitz Marc Andreesen JosĂ© AndrĂ©s JosĂ© AndrĂ©s Wants To Feed The World Through The PandemicÂ
There’s a reason to expect criticism: today on Track Changes Paul and Rich dig into why the newest article from Marc Andreessen of VC firm, Andreessen Horowitz. In it, Andreessen basically exhorts Americans to innovate and blames our lack of preparation for the pandemic on a lack of desire to do so. We reflect on the current state of America and how apparent the holes in our social governance have become since Covid-19 (especially the education system). Is there a world where VC and startups can help us improve these old systems? Has social policy towards more privatization led us towards the wrong things being optimized? We look to the innovation that has come from previous crises and ask the question: how can you install that startup-style-motivation outside of commercial profit? (Spoiler: Marc Andreessen doesn’t have the answer!).
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