Andreessen Horowitz Looks to Launch Opinion Publication

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Kyle’s reading notes, April 26th 2021. Quoted passages are from the article.

Notes

• Andreessen Horowitz Looks to Launch Opinion Publication as Its Media Ambition Grows #a16z
• The firm plans to expand its publication of content related to technology and business on its website through an opinion section that publishes articles from outside contributors, according to people briefed on the discussions.
• Sonal Chokshi, a former editor at tech magazine Wired who joined Andreessen in 2014 as its editor in chief, will oversee the media expansion, which comes amid growing tension between prominent venture capitalists and the news media.
• Other Silicon Valley tech investment firms, including First Round and Bessemer Venture Partners Venture Partners, have long published their own content, including interviews with founders they have backed and other articles that help readers understand the reasons behind their investments. But Andreessen Horowitz has been the most ambitious, in terms of both what it has published and the media training and other public relations assistance it provides to companies it has invested in. VC Platform