Marc Andreessen
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whiplash reversed in an incredible way.
whiplash reversed in an incredible way.
And I think the tech industry is more centralized in Silicon Valley than it has been in its entire existence.
And I think the tech industry is more centralized in Silicon Valley than it has been in its entire existence.
And I think it's AI, very specifically.
And I think it's AI, very specifically.
And I think something very close to 100% of the quality AI companies are in California, and specifically
And I think something very close to 100% of the quality AI companies are in California, and specifically
in a 20 mile radius of where I'm sitting right now.
in a 20 mile radius of where I'm sitting right now.
There are exceptions, and 11 Labs, of course, is one of the big exceptions, and Black Forest Labs, and we have a whole bunch that we're very proud of, Mistral.
There are exceptions, and 11 Labs, of course, is one of the big exceptions, and Black Forest Labs, and we have a whole bunch that we're very proud of, Mistral.
There are definitely exceptions, but man, if you look at just the value creation numbers, and if you look at the talent base, and if you look at the flow of where people are going, for better or for worse, it's in Northern California.
There are definitely exceptions, but man, if you look at just the value creation numbers, and if you look at the talent base, and if you look at the flow of where people are going, for better or for worse, it's in Northern California.
And so I just think in practice, this region is gonna be more central than it's been.
And so I just think in practice, this region is gonna be more central than it's been.
In the next decade, it'll be more central than it's been in the last 50 years.
In the next decade, it'll be more central than it's been in the last 50 years.
I'm a lot more optimistic than I was two years ago, and I'm a lot less optimistic than I was 20 years ago.
I'm a lot more optimistic than I was two years ago, and I'm a lot less optimistic than I was 20 years ago.