Marc Andreessen: Blogposts, Tweetstorms, and Manifestos

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Sign Up for "Writing Examples" and Learn From The Best Writing of All Time: https://www.writingexamples.com Marc Andreessen deserves a place on the Mount Rushmore of Silicon Valley. His presence in the tech space is unprecedented and he's one of the most prolific investors. The world of online writing is in debt to him. He co-founded Netscape, where he created one of the first web browsers. He invented the tweetstorm, and has helped form the internet. He coined the idea “software is eating the world”, which has defined humanity's evolution over the last decade. Marc isn’t just a mad man creator. He’s a passionate historian and cultural critic too. Name the topic. Marc has an opinion. This episode is a masterclass into a combination of tech and liberal arts in a way to fuel your writing. I came to chat with him about writing, but left with a PhD in obscure Silicon Valley history and a list of book recommendations large enough to fill The Library of Congress. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:37 It's Time To Build 00:03:00 Editing 00:04:00 Frustration 00:05:00 Outline 00:06:30 Reading 00:08:00 Audiobooks & podcasts 00:10:00 Information intake 00:10:38 Groupchats 00:14:25 Writing 00:16:20 Twitter 00:16:50 Meme Lord & Software is eating the world 00:18:40 Distribution 00:19:50 Tweetstorm 00:23:30 Personal Blog 00:24:00 Lateral Thinkers (Venkatesh Rao, Balaji Srinivasan, Peter Thiel) 00:27:40 LLM 00:28:00 Software as a literary genre 00:33:30 Learning to code as a kid 00:34:45 Constraints 00:36:40 Roman a Clef 00:39:00 Writing at a16z 00:43:40 Hyperlinks 00:45:40 Comments 00:50:00 Reading 00:54:40 Science Fiction 00:58:00 Green Tea 00:58:30 Office 00:59:45 Music 01:01:00 Walking 01:01:20 Ben Horowitz 01:04:50 Manifesto 01:05:00 The Kanye of Blogs 01:09:30 Feedback 01:10:40 Critique 01:13:50 Twitter 01:16:00 Pmarca screenname SPEAKER LINKS: Website: https://www.a16z.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/pmarca WRITE OF PASSAGE: Want to learn more about the next class for Write of Passage? Click here: https://writeofpassage.school PODCAST LINKS: Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv ABOUT THE HOST: I’m David Perell and I’m a writer, teacher, and podcaster. I believe writing online is one of the biggest opportunities in the world today. For the first time in human history, everybody can freely share their ideas with a global audience. I seek to help as many people publish their writing online as possible. How I Write is a podcast by Write of Passage // Production by Adam Soccolich