My interview with Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) is out!!https://t.co/P6sKlXK0xT

— Noah Smith ? (@Noahpinion) June 22, 2021

In this interview, I ask @pmarca ten questions about technology and society -- about automation, U.S. institutions, social media, competition from China, crypto, the future of the VC industry, and more!https://t.co/P6sKlXK0xT

— Noah Smith ? (@Noahpinion) June 22, 2021

"Software is our modern alchemy. Isaac Newton spent much of his life trying and failing to transmute a base element -- lead -- into a valuable material -- gold. Software is alchemy that turns bytes into actions by and on atoms." https://t.co/aVqtYeJgZS

— Sar Haribhakti ??? (@sarthakgh) June 22, 2021

I like this language.

Shopify is software that uses bytes to cause actions that cause atoms to appear in your home. https://t.co/7Yo1A2WJxS

— Tobi Lutke (@tobi) June 22, 2021

Hadn't thought of this:

"Remote work worked under the extreme duress of a pandemic, with lockdowns and children unable to go to school and people being unable to see their friends and extended families. It will work even better out of COVID."https://t.co/dIvRmpD5Wo

— Morgan Housel (@morganhousel) June 22, 2021

This interview had some contradictions, but this was probably the most self-aware interview I've seen by a VC/tech person in a long time. https://t.co/F1hOwijjkM

— Ryan Mac? (@RMac18) June 22, 2021

Such a good interview. One of the many joys of working at the firm is learning from @pmarca. The second half of our weekly all-hands is largely an “Ask Marc questions about anything” session and it’s a highlight of my week. ?? https://t.co/eNB90mCZB2

— David Ulevitch ?? (@davidu) June 22, 2021

My interviews are pretty much just "me trying to understand how a person thinks about the world". Judging by this standard, I think mine is the best Marc Andreessen interview ever!

But of course, I invented the standard... ;-)

— Noah Smith ? (@Noahpinion) June 22, 2021

Marc Andreessen on following your passionhttps://t.co/YU8YqWQQGh pic.twitter.com/Uc3SrRAUR9

— Priit Piipuu (@PPiipuu) June 22, 2021

As always, @pmarca does a great job outlining the priorities we should have, and the challenges we should be facing if we were our smarter selves. Nice interview by @Noahpinion https://t.co/M7OORCSEPy

— Chris Tolles (@tolles) June 22, 2021

Software has eaten the world and every company has to be good at software. The advantage incumbents have is distribution and race is whether they get software faster than startups can get distribution. From Tesla to Shein we’re seeing software beat existing distribution strength.

— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) June 22, 2021

Greetings fellow expendable assets https://t.co/DTFY2lY7jw

— John Leavitt ? (@LeavittAlone) June 22, 2021

Marc Andreesen on what happened to the dreams of 90s tech optimists: "we went from being pirates to being the Navy" https://t.co/ce9CM4qEeO pic.twitter.com/coT95Se5bu

— Tom Gara (@tomgara) June 22, 2021

Software is our modern alchemy. Isaac Newton spent much of his life trying and failing to transmute a base element -- lead -- into a valuable material -- gold. Software is alchemy that turns bytes into actions by and on atoms. It’s the closest thing we have to magic. —@pmarca https://t.co/6xkax3Q7Mg pic.twitter.com/343w0AuEZO

— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) June 22, 2021

Great interview with lots of great thoughts I agree with. Career advice to follow your passion is misdirected. Find something you’re good at that you can get paid for & contributes positively to the world. Being your passion is icing on the cake not goal.https://t.co/e2qC7xg4rG

— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) June 22, 2021

"Don’t follow your passion. Your passion is likely more dumb and useless than anything else. Instead, at work, seek to contribute. Find the hottest, most vibrant part of the economy you can and figure out how you can contribute." https://t.co/MqSkqi5xJR

— Sid Sijbrandij (@sytses) June 22, 2021

in this interview, billionaire venture capitalist Marc Andreessen essentially confirms that the Shock Doctrine is true and that COVID-19 is a great opportunity for CEOs to do things they could not have gotten away with before: https://t.co/Owj5iHnsbI pic.twitter.com/IrBh5jCgME

— Current Affairs (@curaffairs) June 22, 2021

Pretty scary stat here.....as Marc Andreesen argues in this interview, you cannot build out a strong economy when these 3 areas of the economy are insanely expensive or out of reach.https://t.co/F3Szv6G9aP pic.twitter.com/ZaA8OV73mz

— Aspen Trading Group (@aspentrading10) June 22, 2021

“A good test for how seriously an incumbent is taking software is the percent of the top 100 executives & managers with computer science degrees. For a typical tech startup, the answer might be 50-70%”—@pmarca https://t.co/69sl81oS2O
For US government, it’s __%?

Still no @USCTO.

— Alex Howard (@digiphile) June 22, 2021

Marc Andreessen on the future of venture capital. https://t.co/ILp6X3NIGr pic.twitter.com/hvejsG0upx

— Kate Clark (@KateClarkTweets) June 22, 2021

In this interview, I ask @pmarca ten questions about technology and society -- about automation, U.S. institutions, social media, competition from China, crypto, the future of the VC industry, and more!https://t.co/P6sKlXK0xT

— Noah Smith ? (@Noahpinion) June 22, 2021

this is worth your time as a window into the Silicon Valley mindset (& alongside, the toxic/twisted side of the Gen X mindset). pay particular attention to where he claims to have enormous power (alchemy! ?) & where he claims to have zero power/interest https://t.co/okmb6HIftH

— Cyd Harrell (@cydharrell) June 22, 2021

"We went from being pirates to being the Navy. People may love pirates when they’re young and small and scrappy, but nobody likes a Navy that acts like a pirate. And today’s technology industry can come across a lot like a Navy that acts like a pirate" https://t.co/XYepEUidxz

— Mathew Ingram (@mathewi) June 22, 2021

.@pmarca is spot on here https://t.co/zMSiP5e6mc pic.twitter.com/Vlc8b58X30

— Ashlee Vance (@ashleevance) June 22, 2021

1/Some thoughts on my interview with Marc Andreessen!https://t.co/P6sKlXK0xT

— Noah Smith ? (@Noahpinion) June 22, 2021

Andreessen speaks.

(via @Noahpinion)https://t.co/miAvY9c3w7 pic.twitter.com/Omhzf23He1

— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) June 22, 2021

Excellent nugget from @Noahpinion's interview with @pmarca https://t.co/XEIH68msAN pic.twitter.com/zDHUPi6s17

— Liz Wolfe (@lizzywol) June 22, 2021

My interview with Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) is out!!https://t.co/P6sKlXK0xT

— Noah Smith ? (@Noahpinion) June 22, 2021

18/Anyway, despite the lack of back-and-forth, this was a really fun and interesting interview, and I hope you enjoy it!

(end)https://t.co/P6sKlXK0xT

— Noah Smith ? (@Noahpinion) June 22, 2021

Shrewd point from @benthompson — the original, highly negative in tone, "It's Time to Build" eassy from @pmarca was much more viral than anything in Future including his new more optimistic take on tech and America.

People love negativity!https://t.co/nSpANQ9eI6

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) June 21, 2021

What the pandemic has revealed about the United States: the hoi polloi are essentially ungovernable, but its elites have a high capacity for technological and logistical innovation https://t.co/16W5ca0pIe

— Nils Gilman (@nils_gilman) June 22, 2021

"Give me a world of invention and dynamism with media eagle-eyed for where things go wrong, over a world of conformism and stagnation with declarations that everything is going great."https://t.co/XL2Ons99lF

— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) June 21, 2021