Kimberly Ane Tan

Nov 13, 2024 | a16z.com | Kimberly Ane Tan |David Ulevitch |Angela Strange |Jeff Silverstein

As AI turns labor into software, the opportunity to productize external professional services (e.g., in legal or accounting) has become a hot topic. However, we believe there is also substantial opportunity in productizing internal work within organizations. These responsibilities often fall under the umbrella term of “operations” and can range from full-time data entry and front desk roles, to routine operational tasks embedded in every other role.

Dec 31, 2023 | a16z.com | Stephanie Smith |Angela Strange |Kimberly Ane Tan |Grant Gregory

As we close off 2023, we wanted to revisit some of our favorite episodes from the last year. From AI hardware, to healthcare regulation, to disrupting the world’s largest asset class, to the electrification of nearly everything… there’s something in here for all listeners.

Nov 29, 2023 | a16z.com | David Ulevitch |Ryan McEntush |Kimberly Ane Tan |Julie Yoo

As technological development has heightened living standards, so, too, has it raised our expectations of what it means to live in a safe society. Yet many of our cities grapple with understaffed police, fire, and public safety services. While we’ve seen tech advancements benefit consumers and businesses, public safety lags far behind. Why can’t we connect with 911 operators on FaceTime or WhatsApp to easily share photos and videos from the scene?

Apr 11, 2023 | a16z.com | Grant Gregory |Jeff Silverstein |Kimberly Ane Tan |Michelle Volz

Sarah Wang and a16z editorial Insights from leaders at OpenAI, Microsoft, Anthropic, Databricks, Character.AI, Roblox, insitro, and Figma on where we are, where we're going, and the open questions for building the next wave of AI.