Erin Griffith

And so this is when he basically concludes that Biden is anti-tech. He views the administration and, by extension, Democrats as radical on tech innovation and tech progress, which is kind of his life's work. So all of this together really primes him to be courted by the other side.

And so this is when he basically concludes that Biden is anti-tech. He views the administration and, by extension, Democrats as radical on tech innovation and tech progress, which is kind of his life's work. So all of this together really primes him to be courted by the other side.

Yeah. And, you know, on July 5th, he posted this manifesto, which is something that he does from time to time. He's got some really famous ones, including Software is Eating the World and It's Time to Build. He posts one that is called The Little Tech Agenda.

Yeah. And, you know, on July 5th, he posted this manifesto, which is something that he does from time to time. He's got some really famous ones, including Software is Eating the World and It's Time to Build. He posts one that is called The Little Tech Agenda.

He basically concludes that, you know, big tech companies have lobbyists that are kind of looking out for them, but no one's sticking up for what he calls little tech. And that includes all the startups and the venture firms that he's working with. And he basically says... Andreessen Horowitz, the venture capital firm, is going to support any candidate that supports the little tech agenda.

He basically concludes that, you know, big tech companies have lobbyists that are kind of looking out for them, but no one's sticking up for what he calls little tech. And that includes all the startups and the venture firms that he's working with. And he basically says... Andreessen Horowitz, the venture capital firm, is going to support any candidate that supports the little tech agenda.

And so that's kind of like opening the door for like, hey, you know, any presidential candidate, any congressional candidate that wants to, you know, kind of win our vote and our support, like, tell us what you got. And they tried to meet with both Biden and Trump. They never ended up meeting with Biden, but Trump invited them to dinner.

And so that's kind of like opening the door for like, hey, you know, any presidential candidate, any congressional candidate that wants to, you know, kind of win our vote and our support, like, tell us what you got. And they tried to meet with both Biden and Trump. They never ended up meeting with Biden, but Trump invited them to dinner.

Mark Andreessen and his partner Ben Horowitz end up at Trump's golf club in New Jersey, Bedminster.

Mark Andreessen and his partner Ben Horowitz end up at Trump's golf club in New Jersey, Bedminster.

And they're super impressed by Trump.

And they're super impressed by Trump.

Andreessen talks about how Trump only ordered meat and how he wined and dined them.

Andreessen talks about how Trump only ordered meat and how he wined and dined them.

They talk about how Trump talks to everyone. You know, he's really kind of in the mix.

They talk about how Trump talks to everyone. You know, he's really kind of in the mix.

He's telling them kind of exactly what they want to hear.

He's telling them kind of exactly what they want to hear.

He wants to do what he can to help tech companies thrive. And he wants government to get out of the way.

He wants to do what he can to help tech companies thrive. And he wants government to get out of the way.