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Fixing Higher Education & New Startup Opportunities

Fixing Higher Education & New Startup Opportunities

FromThe Ben & Marc Show


Fixing Higher Education & New Startup Opportunities

FromThe Ben & Marc Show

ratings:
Length:
114 minutes
Released:
Jan 23, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Welcome to "The Ben & Marc Show," featuring a16z's co-founders Ben Horowitz & Marc Andreessen. In this latest episode, Marc and Ben continue their in-depth exploration of the current education system. While Part I of their discussion unpacked the crisis facing higher education, Part II presents solutions to overhaul the modern university. In this one-on-one conversation, Ben and Marc delve into actions that existing institutions can take to improve their current and future situations. This includes exploring new methods for talent recruitment, providing a more individualized education experience for students, and reducing administrative bloat. They also apply an entrepreneurial lens to each university function, revealing startup opportunities poised to emerge – including the building of brand new institutions, nonprofits, and research entities. Enjoy! *Watch Part I: https://youtu.be/7J2_G4oHRQ0 *Watch Part II: https://youtu.be/EeIdalo2huI Resources: Marc on X: https://twitter.com/pmarca Marc’s Substack: https://pmarca.substack.com/ Ben on X: https://twitter.com/bhorowitz  “South Park” episode mentioned in this discussion: – Eps 1505 (stream on Max): https://bit.ly/3HrZQg0  Stay Updated: Find us on X: https://twitter.com/a16z Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z  The views expressed here are those of the individual personnel quoted and are not the views of a16z or its affiliates. This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investors or prospective investors and may not under any circumstances be relied upon when making a decision to invest in any a16z funds. PLEASE SEE MORE HERE: https://a16z.com/disclosures/
Released:
Jan 23, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (13)

Andreessen Horowitz (aka "a16z") co-founders Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen dive deep on the subjects of tech, politics, history and culture.