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How the internet went from fringe to mainstream
26:25 - 31:17 (04:52)
The co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz Marc Andreessen talks about his experience realizing the potential of the internet when he first arrived at Silicon Valley and how every big technological breakthrough starts as a fringe activity before becoming mainstream.
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The significance of the internet as a mainstream consumer medium was not fully realized during the 90s, leading to the misconception that the PC was finished and that there was nothing else left to do in Silicon Valley.
26:25 - 27:55 (01:30)
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The significance of the internet as a mainstream consumer medium was not fully realized during the 90s, leading to the misconception that the PC was finished and that there was nothing else left to do in Silicon Valley. This was until the rise of internet disrupted and transformed the tech industry.
ChapterHow the internet went from fringe to mainstream
Episode#163: Marc Andreessen -- Lessons, Predictions, and Recommendations from an Icon
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The internet represented the opening of a new frontier, where we have virtual frontiers that are intellectual, creative, entrepreneurial, and technological.
27:55 - 28:53 (00:58)
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The internet represented the opening of a new frontier, where we have virtual frontiers that are intellectual, creative, entrepreneurial, and technological. It was a new territory that people were excited to explore and take advantage of.
ChapterHow the internet went from fringe to mainstream
Episode#163: Marc Andreessen -- Lessons, Predictions, and Recommendations from an Icon
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The difficulty in finding the next big technological breakthrough is growing as more people become proficient in creating and innovating in different industries, making it harder for new ideas to break through to the mainstream.
28:53 - 31:17 (02:23)
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The difficulty in finding the next big technological breakthrough is growing as more people become proficient in creating and innovating in different industries, making it harder for new ideas to break through to the mainstream.