Andreessen Horowitz’s Post

I agree with the effect and certainly the value of increased engagement by Little Tech, but not necessarily the stated cause that Big Tech is out to get Little Tech. After all, what incentive do established firms have to squelch the start-up ecosystem when acquisitions are the dominant source of fundamental innovation for incumbents? Instead, I see the cause as two-fold:  1) Big Tech has the resources to engage and, quite understandably, uses these resources to create self-beneficial regulatory capture. But this is an offensive move, not a defensive one. 2) It is safer for policymakers to side with the status quo (in this case, proven, established players rather than unproven startups)…the public sector equivalent of nobody ever getting fired for hiring IBM. It’s a subtle but essential distinction, especially in crafting counter strategies. Hats off to Andreessen Horowitz for an insightful article and for using their self-interested, Big Firm resources to advocate for Little Tech.

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Andreessen Horowitz top VC co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz make the case for "little tech" (i.e. real OG Silicon Valley innovation), how SV and VC has typically been monolithicly super-liberal IMO, and make the case for why they are voting for Trump. This talk in many ways mirrors the line by Ronald Regan ("I didn't leave the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party left me . . .) or famous cartoon on X by Elon Musk on how far left the left in the USA has gone. It's clear that on a range of issues (crypto, taxation, freedom, capitalism, etc.) it's just a bridge too far for A&H and I applaud their guts to stand up and speak their mind. IMO I basically trashed my career and MASSIVE earnings potential (I made more money in about 1-2 years in SV than a lot of ppl will in their life, years ago (Of course, what I made is a joke to serious heavy-hitters in SV/NYC, but that's exactly the point on the potential and trajectory I was on IMO) by speaking out against the dangers of the far left and censorship complex/cancel culture that was rapidly becoming "mainstream,", and advocating for freedom, liberty, equality and opportunity for all, along with the values and promise of America in the Constitution, etc. Thus, I know the guts it takes for Andreessen and Horowitz to take this stand. I will say though, money is great and all, but life is WAY more than your career or some money in a bank. We start life with nothing and we leave with nothing. What makes a man a man, a person a person, a patriot a patriot? To the extreme, all left-wing regimes end up with only one central tenet, maximum control (and demand adherence to the state dictates). They want to force you to act and think the way they want. That's not diversity, that's not freedom, that's not moral or just, and that's not innovation. A&H can now see the curtain pulled and what the future holds, if not course-corrected IMO. Our legacy and our children must take top priority. I want to make sure my daughter and the next generation grow up in an America (and world) at least as good as I did. That's why I spoke out years ago. Right is right and I will always advocate for that, period, whether I have $100M or am homeless. To that end, I think that for #siliconvalley to remain competitive it must continue to be a place that values and allows constant innovation and the "creative destruction" of capitalism as unencumbered (using smart regulation to correct/perfect the markets (i.e. break up monopolies, deal with externalities, etc.) as possible. Which I think is what A&H are getting at with the support for little tech. Worth that watch!

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Thanks Mallory Caminade. Many folks in the industry believe that Zoho management will eventually sell. I do not believe they will ever sell. Before I joined Zoho I had some deep discussions with executives on this topic. Not only is Zoho privately owned but many family members work for Zoho. As an Indian company we can operate without strict US nepotism rules. If you work for Zoho and you have family members that are skilled good workers they can also work for Zoho just not in the same reporting structure. So, we have a deep employee and family loyalty at Zoho which is very unique and helps us grow rapidly and maintain position as a strong player in the SaaS world. Evidence of what I say came right when the pandemic hit and our CEO Sridhar Vembu told all the managers that we will not let go of any employees. We made cuts in other places and did very well. Smart conservative management that is customer and employee focused makes a difference and will continue to set us apart from the greedy SaaS crowd.

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