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What We Look for In Applications

a16z speedrun investors sat down to discuss the positive signals that set founders apart, common mistakes, and other advice for founders.

Jan 14•a16z speedrun

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7 Mistakes Founders Make When Chasing Their First Deals

Your personal office hours with Macy Mills, Head of GTM at a16z speedrun

Jun 23•a16z speedrun and Macy Mills

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How to Pivot Well

Investors from the speedrun team share the advice they give founders considering a pivot

Jun 16•a16z speedrun

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Takeaways from New York Tech Week

The things we saw and heard when 50,000 people descended on NYC for Tech Week

Jun 9•a16z speedrun

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Three ways founders are building in public

How can you turn your operations into marketing?

Jun 2•a16z speedrun

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Case Study: The Evolution of a Pitch Deck

How one speedrun company honed their pitch between application and Demo Day

May 26•a16z speedrun

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That's a wrap on SR007 applications

Applied to speedrun? While you wait to hear back from investors, here are some big ideas from our team you might have missed.

May 19•a16z speedrun

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questions re: a16z speedrun

andrew chen tackles the questions he gets asked the most about a16z speedrun

May 14•a16z speedrun

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