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Josh Elman

Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

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  • The Hardest AI Problem for Every Business | a16z's Josh Elman

    October 19, 2026 · 📺 Applied Intelligence

    Keith Richman sits down with Josh Elman, partner on a16z's consumer team and a product veteran of LinkedIn, Twitter and Apple, to make sense of a world where agents search, shop and negotiate for us. Josh explains who wins when an AI concierge does the shopping, why more of every purchase could flow to makers instead of ad platforms and aggregators, and how buying a keychain through ChatGPT showed him the value chain breaking in real time. They dig into which moats survive (social proof, trust, networks of people), why today's AI is still "single player," and what "infinite engineering" means…

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  • The Current State of Consumer AI

    October 05, 2026 · 📺 a16z

    a16z Editorial Partner Elena Burger sits down with investing partners Olivia Moore and Josh Elman to unpack the seventh edition of a16z’s Top 100 Consumer AI Apps, including a new dimension this time: what consumers are actually paying for. The data reveals a striking power-user economy. Only a small share of consumers currently pay for AI, but among those who do, spending is heavily concentrated at the top. Olivia and Josh discuss why developers, creators, and other power users dominate spending today, and why subscriptions may not be the business model that ultimately brings consumer AI to…

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  • How to Spot Exceptional Talent Before Everyone Else

    September 25, 2026 · 📺 a16z

    a16z’s Erik Torenberg sits down with Josh Elman, Olivia Moore, and David Booth to introduce Cosign, a new product built around professional reputation and the people, companies, and products you’re willing to put your name behind. They unpack a simple idea at the heart of Silicon Valley: some of the most valuable professional signals aren’t credentials, but who believes in you. From the mentor who shaped your career to the colleague you’d work with anywhere or the young builder you think everyone should be watching, Cosign is an attempt to make those signals more visible and durable. They al…

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  • Josh Elman on Leaving Apple, OpenAI & the Next Wave of AI Startups

    September 24, 2026 · 📺 Newcomer

    Why did Josh Elman leave Apple, and where can AI startups still win against OpenAI? The former Siri and Apple Intelligence team member explains why he’s betting on a new wave of consumer companies. Josh joins Eric Newcomer to discuss his move to Andreessen Horowitz, what held Siri back, and how Apple can rebuild users’ trust. He shares why OpenClaw changed his thinking about startups and why founders don’t need to build their own AI models to create valuable products. They also explore personal AI agents, the future of shopping and travel, lessons from Musical.ly and TikTok, AI-generated ent…

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  • a16z Partner: The Strategy Behind $1 Billion Consumer Apps

    September 17, 2026 · 📺 NEW ECONOMIES and a16z

    Josh Elman, Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, joins us to explain why he's returned to backing consumer startups after investing in startups at Greylock, leading product at LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter and later operating roles at Robinhood and Apple, why he believes trust — not utility — is what separates products that break into the mainstream from those that stay a novelty, and how he thinks about picking winners in a market where every idea can be cloned within days. Like, comment & subscribe! Timestamps (0:00) Meet Josh Elman (2:40) Why Josh Is Back in Investing Mode (4:19) The New C…

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  • Product Management is All About Storytelling by Josh Elman at Lean Product Meetup

    September 14, 2026 · 📺 Dan Olsen

    In the world of AI, it feels like everything is changing about product management: token maxxing, AI prototyping, and completely changing workflows. But we don’t talk enough about what isn’t changing: understanding your customers, interpreting your data, telling stories about what you want to build, and telling stories to your customers about what you are building. Josh Elman previously gave a great talk at Lean Product Meetup about your role as a product manager to help your team ship the right product to your users. In this talk, he reviewed what has changed in this world of AI but also re…

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  • How AI Will Rewire Consumer Internet | Deep Dives with a16z

    June 23, 2026 · 📺 a16z Deep Dives

    Anish Acharya sits down with Josh Elman to discuss the future of consumer technology and Josh's decision to join a16z. Over the past two decades, Elman has helped shape some of the most important consumer technology products and companies, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Robinhood, Discord, Musical.ly, TikTok, and Apple. Drawing on those experiences, he reflects on how technology has evolved from a niche industry into a central force in everyday life. The conversation explores consumer AI, product design, distribution, social networks, creator ecosystems, and the changing relationship…

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