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David Haber

General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

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  • $1.7B Apps Fund: How a16z's Most Connected VC Picks Founders | David Haber

    Today I walk with David Haber, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. David co-founded Bond Street and sold it to Goldman Sachs, started his career working for the founder of Royalty Pharma and investing at Spark Capital, and helped open a16z's New York office. Now he's building Vantage, an internal AI tool built on transcripts from the 750 meetings he took last year. He gets into why he'd rather back the missionary than the mercenary, and why he believes opportunity lives between fields of expertise. We get into: The Friday night football taco stand he set up in high school, which he says…

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  • David Haber: The Biggest Mistake Founders Make When Hiring l Trailblazers Podcast Episode 54

    In this episode, we sit down with David Haber, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and former founder of Bond Street, to discuss what separates exceptional founders from everyone else. David breaks down why the best founders study those who came before them, how to stand out in crowded markets, what makes an “N of 1” company, and the biggest mistakes founders make when hiring. We also discuss building and selling Bond Street, New York vs. Silicon Valley, and how AI is changing what it takes to build a successful company. If you're interested in entrepreneurship, startups, venture capital,…

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  • Andreessen Horowitz AI deal value in NYC grew 317% from 2019 to 2025

    Andreessen Horowitz's David Haber joins Ashley Mastronardi on NYSE Live to discuss their Ai deal in NYC.

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  • The $1 Trillion Firm That Refuses The Private Equity Label | a16z

    In 1990, Marc Rowan walked out of Drexel with his belongings in a cardboard box. Within a year, Apollo was managing $6 billion. David Haber speaks with Marc Rowan, Cofounder, CEO, and Chair of Apollo Global Management, about building Apollo into one of the world’s largest alternative asset managers and how private capital is reshaping the global economy. The conversation covers the rise of private credit, and why Rowan believes private markets are becoming increasingly central to financing the real economy. They also discuss AI, data centers, robotics, and the growing intersection between ve…

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  • Goldman Sachs Chairman on Why Finance Adopts AI Differently | a16z

    David Haber speaks with Lloyd Blankfein, former CEO of Goldman Sachs, about leadership, risk, and navigating moments of extreme uncertainty. Drawing on his experience leading Goldman through the financial crisis, Blankfein shares how organizations can build resilience, make decisions under pressure, and maintain culture while scaling. They discuss the importance of risk management as both a discipline and a mindset, the difference between being wrong and being reckless, and how great organizations balance taking risk with protecting against it. Blankfein also reflects on Goldman’s partnership…

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  • Why Software Is Becoming Worth $0 In The Age of AI | David Haber

    If AI can do the work… why are we still valuing software like it only sells tools? And if the real opportunity isn’t software (but labor) are we about to underestimate the biggest companies of this cycle? In this episode of Verticals, Luke and Nic sit down with David Haber, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, to break down why vertical AI is fundamentally changing how businesses are built, and why this shift could be bigger than SaaS itself. David explains why AI-native companies aren’t just selling software — they’re replacing labor. And how that single shift unlocks markets that were…

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  • Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, and Working with Munger | Tony James on The a16z Show

    David Haber speaks to Tony James, former President and COO of Blackstone, about what it takes to build enduring investment franchises across five decades on Wall Street.They discuss how DLJ used principal capital to outflank better-capitalized rivals in private equity, the lessons from backing Jim Sinegal at Costco's Series A and serving alongside Charlie Munger for 30 years, and how scaled to new heights through retail distribution, disciplined acquisitions, and a succession plan built to preserve momentum. Timestamps: 00:00 - Trailer 00:45 - Starting at DLJ: Getting in on the Ground Floor…

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  • How AI Could Create the Biggest Opportunity Since the Internet w/ David Haber

    🧠 See exactly what top investors are trading in real time: try Milk Road Pro for just $1 for 7 days: https://milkroad.com/pro/trial?utm_me... ~~~~~ In today’s episode, David Haber from a16z just dropped some uncomfortable truths on the show. AI could destroy more jobs than the internet ever created. Traditional SaaS companies are entering a really dangerous phase. And the next wave of billion-dollar businesses? They might be built by solo founders with a handful of AI agents. No big team. No massive headcount. Just one person and a swarm of bots. The game is changing. Fast. ~~~~~ 🎟️ Be whe…

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  • EP 28 David Haber

    🎙 Human Unicorn Podcast Episode: David Haber — Opportunities Live Between Fields In this episode of Human Unicorn, Nihal sits down with David Haber, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he helps lead the firm’s AI Applications practice and heads its New York City office. David’s path to venture capital is anything but conventional. From his roots in San Diego — shaped by a family story spanning Romania, Israel, Nicaragua, and Tijuana — to studying biochemistry at Harvard, to joining Spark Capital as one of its earliest junior investors, to founding Bond Street, to a senior strategy ro…

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  • David Haber of a16z: Building a Firm vs Fund + What a16z is focused on in 2026

    In this episode, Tyler and Sterling sit down with David Haber from a16z. David shares many important insights and tactics for both investors and operators, as well as his groundbreaking idea on the concept of "Firm over Fund". He also explains how he got started with a16z, what their focus is in 2026, as well as his involvement in the early stages with some of Silicon Valley's biggest startups. This episode is packed with valuable insights for anyone working in the startup world. -- Chapters: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:22) David Haber's Evolution in Venture Capital (00:11:47) From Tacos to…

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  • Ben Horowitz and David Solomon: The Sweetest Macro Spot in 40 Years

    a16z general partner David Haber spoke with Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and a16z cofounder Ben Horowitz on the current macro environment, enterprise AI adoption, and crypto and AI policy. Solomon describes what he calls the "sweetest spot" he's seen in 40 years and explains Goldman's "One GS 3.0" initiative to reimagine core processes with AI. Horowitz discusses why "leads aren't what they once were" in AI and how a16z grew from a startup VC to capturing 18% of all US venture capital. Read the full transcript here: https://www.a16z.news/s/podcast Timestamps: 00:00 — Introduction 02:09 —…

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  • A16Z Partner: Why "Just Capital" Is Not Enough Anymore (The Firm of 2030) | David Haber

    Welcome to BIG IDEAS by NEW ECONOMIES - a show where we learn how the most iconic founders have turned crucible moments into global companies. Throughout these episodes, we also discover the trends our guests are most excited about, and the types of businesses those trends could go on to create. Subscribe here to avoid missing future episodes (https://neweconomies.co) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this episode, Ollie Forsyth sits down with David Haber, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), to unpack how venture cap…

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