Marc Andreessen

I have had this conversation many times.

I have had this conversation many times.

So I've over the course of 30 years been visited by lots of, you know, heads of state, senior officials, you know, people working on different kinds of, you know, commissions studying this kind of thing and so forth.

So I've over the course of 30 years been visited by lots of, you know, heads of state, senior officials, you know, people working on different kinds of, you know, commissions studying this kind of thing and so forth.

And basically the conversation's always, it's always the same.

And basically the conversation's always, it's always the same.

I don't know, good news or bad news.

I don't know, good news or bad news.

The conversation's always the same, you know, which is we really want a Silicon Valley, you know, kind of phenomenon in location X. And then I say, well, okay, then do ABCDEF.

The conversation's always the same, you know, which is we really want a Silicon Valley, you know, kind of phenomenon in location X. And then I say, well, okay, then do ABCDEF.

Here are the things that you do to do it.

Here are the things that you do to do it.

And then they say, well, what if we can't do those things?

And then they say, well, what if we can't do those things?

Yeah, clearly we can't do those things, but there must be some other set of things we can do.

Yeah, clearly we can't do those things, but there must be some other set of things we can do.

Exactly.

Exactly.

Well, and this is the thing is you and I think every one of our listeners can fill in exactly what, you know, ABCDEF are.

Well, and this is the thing is you and I think every one of our listeners can fill in exactly what, you know, ABCDEF are.