Marc Andreessen – Lessons, Predictions, and Recommendations [audio]

Re:Marc Andreessen – Lessons, Predictions, and Recommendatio... by dang on Saturday June 04, 2016 @01:59PM (#11837226)

I don't think that's fair. Andreessen had an avid following on HN in the years before A16Z because his pmarca blog was one of the most astute out there. Or at least seemed so; I haven't gone back and read those posts. I do know that smart readers frequently lamented when he stopped producing them.

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Re:Marc Andreessen – Lessons, Predictions, and Recommendatio... by cpeterso on Saturday June 04, 2016 @02:32PM (#11837384)

off-topic, but what does the p stand for in "pmarca"?

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Re:Marc Andreessen – Lessons, Predictions, and Recommendatio... by DeBraid on Saturday June 04, 2016 @02:56PM (#11837495)

private

EDIT: he explains (in an interview which I can't find ATM) that people (someone he respected/knew, IIRC) add 'p' to the front of their [email protected] to help filter out spam.

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Re:Marc Andreessen – Lessons, Predictions, and Recommendatio... by mikesabat on Saturday June 04, 2016 @03:30PM (#11837612)

I believe he tells the story in this podcast. A professor put the P in front of his email address to avoid unwanted emails. Possibly the P stood for private.

This P became an inside joke among friends or coworkers, and this is a continuation of that joke.

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Re:Marc Andreessen – Lessons, Predictions, and Recommendatio... by DeBraid on Wednesday June 08, 2016 @12:42PM (#11863535)

I just finished the pod, it is the LAST story they tell (at 1:10 mark). http://fourhourworkweek.com/2016/05/29/marc-andreessen/

Marc had an old boss "that was so important" he used 2 emails. One for the whole company, another for private emails... haha.

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