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Balaji Srinivasan

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

He's taking the hits, you know, his face.

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

Okay.

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

Just grow up a little bit.

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

Just have the headline there.

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

Right?

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

So this is, see,

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

We know what Zuckerberg's face looks like.

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

You can summon it to memory.

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

For better or worse, and I respect Zuck, Zuck is the son of a dentist who built a gigantic platform from scratch from his computer, right?

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

And he's out there.

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

He's taking the hits as CEO, like it or not.

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

You know, he's personally responsible for it.

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

And he's built, you know, like I don't agree with every single thing Meta has done, but overall on balance, I think it's given messaging and all this stuff in general.

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

It's done a lot for the world and for tech.

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

Salzberger is surrounded by a thousand reporters at all times, but you've never heard his, never seen his face for most people, never even heard his name.

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

Am I right, Theo?

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

You probably hadn't seen his name or heard his face until, ah, you know what I'm saying.

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

Heard his name or seen his face until now, yeah?

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

I had, actually, because I read Yarvin.

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

But before that, I had not.