It’s been just under a year since Andreessen Horowitz launched Future.com, a digital publication gathering together musings, analysis and guidance from the venture capital firm’s staffers and network.
Publishing isn’t new to a16z. It’s been steadily creating content and building a robust editorial muscle for years, via podcasts and essays on entrepreneurship.
Future is the next step of the company’s content evolution. When it first announced Future.com, a16z said that it would build a standalone media property that will be “the go-to place for understanding and building the future, for anyone who is building, making, or curious about tech."
A year later, here’s what brands getting into content can learn from a16z.
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