a16z|2月 09, 2026 18:57
Product cycles run 10-15 years—and AI's cycle is still just beginning.
In this conversation with a16z's David George and Jen Kha on the state of markets, they cover:
- Why December 2024 was the inflection point for coding
- Why "there are no dark GPUs"
- How AI revenue is growing faster than 100% year-over-year
- Why OpenAI and Anthropic added nearly half the revenue of the entire public software industry in one year
...and more.
00:00 Introduction
02:25 2025 revenue data: 693% growth and why unicorns are real
04:25 Why AI companies outgrow SaaS while spending less
07:15 Adapt or die: Coding tools, org design, and electricity vs. blood
13:09 ARR per employee and what's behind the efficiency numbers
21:42 What Fortune 500 CEOs say vs. what's actually happening
28:24 CapEx, debt, and the AI infrastructure buildout
41:11 Private markets, power laws, and where value is concentrating
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