The Gadget Lab Podcast   /     The World According to Marc Andreessen

Summary

It wasn’t that long ago that one of Silicon Valley's most prominent and influential venture capitalists, Marc Andreessen, was a major supporter of the Democratic Party. So how did he, in such a short time, transform into a top advisor to the Trump administration? This week, we retrace Andreesen’s steps–from his early days at Netscape to his current role of “unpaid intern” at DOGE.

Subtitle
Silicon Valley’s Unofficial Godfather
Duration
38:04
Publishing date
2025-01-30 10:00
Link
https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_5901_0b881edb-f85c-45d2-aa57-a38bed9fffc3&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F5901%2Fgadget-lab
Contributors
  WIRED
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Enclosures
https://pdrl.fm/e44d6f/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/uJwtcKQUPuqBQPfusm59/dovetail.prxu.org/5901/0b881edb-f85c-45d2-aa57-a38bed9fffc3/WUV_S01E12_Andreesen_Mix2_012825.mp3
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Shownotes

It wasn’t that long ago that one of Silicon Valley's most prominent and influential venture capitalists, Marc Andreessen, was a major supporter of the Democratic Party. So how did he, in such a short time, transform into a top advisor to the Trump administration? This week, we retrace Andreesen’s steps–from his early days at Netscape to his current role of “unpaid intern” at DOGE.

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