Yoko Li

1 month ago | a16z.com | Yoko Li

We explore what MCP is, how it changes the way AI interacts with tools, what developers are already building, and the challenges that still need solving.

2 months ago | a16z.com | Olivia Moore |Daisy Zhao |Justine Moore |Yoko Li

In just six months, the consumer AI landscape has been redrawn. Some products surged, others stalled, and a few unexpected players rewrote the leaderboard overnight. Deepseek rocketed from obscurity to a leading ChatGPT challenger. AI video models advanced from experimental to fairly dependable (at least for short clips!). And so-called “vibecoding” is changing who can create with AI, not just who can use it.

Feb 11, 2025 | a16z.com | Justine Moore |Yoko Li |Gabriel Vasquez |Bryan Kim |Marco Mascorro

What products are builders using to make websites and web apps with AI? A deep dive into how these products work, their limitations, and the features on the horizon.

May 14, 2024 | a16z.com | Jennifer Li |Yoko Li |Bryan Kim |Martin Casado

As former developers and product managers, we’ve lived the grueling dance between designers and developers, where questions such as “Is this design technically feasible?” and “Can you add another screen for this step?” take place in every meeting. All too often, this aspiring creative exchange resulted in a Jira-filled, time-consuming process comprised of iterations, compromises, and, ultimately, a disconnect between the designer’s vision and the developer’s execution.

Feb 28, 2024 | a16z.com | Martin Casado |Jennifer Li |Yoko Li |Matt Bornstein

There is no culture, country, nor period of human history where creative expression hasn’t been central. It’s an intrinsic “something” that has long defined humans as humans, and (rightly or wrongly …) somehow different from all other forms of life. And yet, despite its foundational nature inside all of us, being a “creative” is often also reduced to describing someone with innate skill or studied mastery in creative disciplines such as music, painting, or sculpting.