Sonal Chokshi

San Francisco

Editor-in-Chief at a16z

traveler between worlds, worldbuilder, reader, I heart art + tech. Editor in Chief a16z crypto; EiC a16z + podcast showrunner 2014-2022; fmr WIRED, Xerox PARC

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From creative process to outcomes

2 months ago | a16zcrypto.com | Sonal Chokshi |Hayden Adams

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams and multimedia artist KidSuper come together for a dynamic conversation on creativity, branding, and the intersection of crypto and culture. From Uniswap’s iconic airdrops to groundbreaking fashion moments at Paris Fashion Week, they explore how experimentation, risk-taking, and storytelling drive innovation. VIDEO
Talking trends 2025 (part 2): AI x crypto

Dec 20, 2024 | a16zcrypto.com | Carra Wu |Eddy Lazzarin |Robert Hackett |Sonal Chokshi

Welcome to our special end-of-year episodes — which also look ahead to 2025 — covering our annual Big Ideas lists, where various a16z crypto team members share what they are personally excited about.
Prediction markets and beyond

Nov 22, 2024 | a16zcrypto.com | Alex Tabarrok |Scott Kominers |Sonal Chokshi

with @atabarrok @skominers @smc90We’ve heard a lot about the premise and the promise of prediction markets for a long time, but they finally hit the main stage with the most recent election. So what worked (and didn’t) this time? Are they better than pollsters, journalists, domain experts, superforecasters?
The Art of Technology, the Technology of Art

Apr 2, 2024 | a16zcrypto.com | Simon Denny |Sonal Chokshi

Simon DennySonal Chokshi arts & culturetech trends We know that technology has changed art, and that artists have evolved with every new technology — it’s a tale as old as humanity, moving from cave paintings to computers. Underlying these movements are endless debates around inventing versus remixing; between commercialism and art; between mainstream canon and fringe art; whether we’re living in an artistic monoculture now (the answer may surprise you); and much much more.
The Art of Technology, The Technology of Art on Apple Podcasts

Apr 1, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Simon Denny |Sonal Chokshi

All about how technology has changed art, and how artists change with technology – from the emergence of the browser, the iPhone, and social media; to generative AI art and blockchains to NFTs. We (with guest Simon Denny) also discuss debates that seem to come up in every art x tech shift -- including inventing vs. remixing; between commercialism and art; between mainstream canon and fringe art; whether we’re living in an artistic monoculture now (the answer may surprise you); and much more.
How 'Hyperscalers' are Innovating — and Competing — in the Data Center | Andreessen Horowitz

Oct 19, 2023 | a16z.com | Martin Casado |Sonal Chokshi |Blake Kim |Marc Andreessen

Innovation in the data center has been constrained by the traditional model of suppliers providing fixed-function chips that limit how much the biggest data center operators can differentiate. But programmable chips have emerged that allow these companies to not only increase performance, but innovate throughout the pipeline, from operating system to networking interface to user application.
Cloud Wars, Company Wars, and Innovating Through Change

Oct 16, 2023 | a16z.com | Martin Casado |Marc Andreessen |Sonal Chokshi |Chris Dixon

There are lots of challenges in being public while trying to innovate, and limits to being a private company as well; but it’s rare to see a company go public then private then back to public again. As is the case with Dell Technologies, one of the largest tech companies — which went private 2012-2013 and then also pulled off one of the most epic mergers of all time with Dell + EMC + VMWare 2015-2016 (and which we wrote about here at the time). Is there a method to the madness?
Why Technology Still Matters with Marc Andreessen

Oct 15, 2023 | a16z.com | Marc Andreessen |Stephanie Smith |Martin Casado |Sonal Chokshi

With much coverage of technology lined with pessimism, the a16z Podcast returns to highlight the bright side of technology, alongside the founders building it. But before featuring the solutions in progress, we wanted to explore why building the future is still so important. And who better to traverse this ground than a16z’s own cofounder Marc Andreessen, who has built and invested in the future time and time again, especially when it wasn’t the obvious thing to do.
Expanding to the UK

Jun 11, 2023 | financialchickens.com | Sonal Chokshi