Articles about Marc Andreessen

The awkward timing of the Xbox CEO’s new Federal Reserve gig

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma was named to co-lead a Federal Reserve task force on jobs and productivity — three days after announcing 3,200 job cuts across Microsoft’s gaming division. The gaming press is having a field day. Read More

Invest wisely: From angels to advisors, VC Trading Cards feature the heavy hitters of tech

Forget Ken Griffey Jr.’s rookie card. Your next investment in the trading card space is going to be focused on… Read More

Why venture capitalist Marc Andreessen is critical of the ‘fail fast’ startup mentality

SAN FRANCISCO — “Fail fast” is a well-known phrase in the startup world — or “fail forward” and “fail better” —… Read More

Struggling Twitter is fascinating to watch as rumor magnet

Twitter is being acquired by Rupert Murdoch. No. Twitter is being acquired by Marc Andreessen. No Twitter is attracting erroneous… Read More

Marc Andreessen takes aim at Trump on Twitter

One of Silicon Valley’s most prominent voices — Marc Andreessen — has taken to Twitter to express his disdain for… Read More

The Andreessens just gave $250K to support LGBT groups in tech

Here is some fantastic news to close out Pride Month: Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and his wife philanthropist Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen are giving… Read More

The New Yorker profiles the big, bold life of Marc Andreessen

Speaking of great profile pieces today, The New Yorker‘s May 18 edition features a super-lengthy profile piece on Marc Andreessen. You… Read More

Marc Andreessen is retweeting a lot about weed today

Could Marc Andreessen be the next major investor eyeballing the burgeoning legal marijuana market? Mayhaps. It came to our attention today that… Read More

Marc Andreessen steps down from eBay’s board anyway

Marc Andreessen said he is stepping down from eBay’s board months after shareholder activisit Carl Icahn was seeking a similar change to the… Read More

Carl Icahn rips Marc Andreessen over Skype deal, says VC has ‘screwed more people than Casanova’

It’s safe to say that Carl Icahn and Marc Andreessen aren’t exactly on good terms. After Andreessen called Icahn an “evil… Read More

Icahn’s reasons for eBay-PayPal spin-off still missing, yet ranting continues

Shareholder activist Carl Icahn continues a daily stream of threats aimed at eBay and PayPal, and yet has failed to… Read More

EBay Issues ‘The Truth About Skype’ in response to Icahn’s Accusations

The Skype spin-off has become a core piece of evidence in Carl Icahn’s campaign to force eBay to spin-off PayPal into… Read More

Icahn to eBay shareholders: Skype sale to Microsoft raises ‘red flags’

In a letter sent to eBay shareholders today, Carl Icahn calls eBay’s corporate governance “dysfunctional,” particularly when it came to… Read More

Andreessen Horowitz, Jay-Z’s VC firm invest $10M in cosmetics startup Julep

Julep founder Jane Park pauses near the end of our interview, and just lays it out straight when it comes… Read More

Marc Andreessen says Wall Street really hates tech stocks: What do you think?

Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen is making headlines today for comments he made at a tech conference hosted by The New… Read More