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Balaji Srinivasan

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The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Can you guys see that?

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Can we project that on screen?

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Let's take a look.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

PHL 43 is a very smart guy, good poster, French guy.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Okay.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

And tell me when you got this on screen.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

All right.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

I'm screen sharing.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Can we get this on screen?

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

There we go.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

All right.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

So I like both Nate and Nikita.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Okay.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

And they were basically talking about LinkedIn boosting.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

And Philip found something important.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

So if you scroll down and look at these graphs, just click the graph, the first graph or the second graph will say it.

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The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

All right.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

So essentially, like a zombie movie,

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Basically, the New York Times, their distribution collapsed after peak woke in 2020, 2021, 2022.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

And after Elon took over X and he de-boosted them, they basically went to complete zero 2024, 2025.