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Balaji Srinivasan

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2887 total appearances

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

Okay, fine, fine, fine.

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

All right, but most people have.

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

Most people have not, yeah.

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

Most people have not.

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

And just to give you a sense of this, right?

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

He's inherited the New York Times company, which is a company, by the way, from his father's father's father's father.

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

This is like a fifth generation hereditary dynasty.

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

And what does he say?

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

He's like, oh.

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

You tech guys aren't diverse and meritocratic enough, right?

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

This is literally an organization where it was, you know, like the three competitors for the NYT throne were like three cousins, okay?

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

So their version of the Rooney Rule, you know, the Rooney Rule you're supposed to like, you know, back, you're like supposed to interview like diverse people for the top role.

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

Their version of the Rooney Rule was like interviewing their three cousins for the top role.

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

Okay.

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

Okay.

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

Whereas what do we do?

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

We interview people from all around the world, right?

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

We have like the founder of Calendly is Nigerian and, you know, Mercado Libre, Latin American.

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

And, you know, you know, Kareem is Middle Eastern and we have Indian startups and Japanese startups.

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

Tech technology is global, right?