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But both moves are also in line with a trend ive observed, one that makes me optimistic about the future growth of the american and world economies, despite the recent turmoil in the stock market. Marc andreessen famously said that software is eating the world. Software is eating the worldtesla edition marginal. It is decidedly nontrivial for a company in a nontech traditional industry to start thinking and acting like a software company. Data is eating the software that is eating the world. He founded and later sold the software company opsware to hewlett. Software eats manufacturing and manufacturing gains. Now, software is programming the world vcs marc andreessen and ben horowitz have updated their investing philosophy to the idea that software programs the world. More than 10 years after the peak of the 1990s dotcom bubble, a dozen or so new internet companies like facebook and twitter are sparking controversy in silicon valley, due to their rapidly growing private market valuations, and even the.
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User account menu breaking smart an indepth exploration of how software is eating the world, based on research supported by andreessenhorowitz. More and more, critical systems that were once controlled mechanically, or by people, are coming to. Why software is eating the world by mark zuckerberg. This week, hewlettpackard where i am on the board announced that it is. Recommended citation zuckerberg, mark, why software is eating the world 2011. Below are additional selected citations in chronological order. Andreessen, the visionary who codeveloped the first widely used web browser and founded netscape, has a strong vision for the future. On his philosophy that software is eating the world. Mar 08, 2016 in this video we discuss the profound change software is having on business and society, framed around marc andreeseens famous 2011 quote that software is eating the world. Matt barrie, ceo of, talks about why software is disrupting all industries and why its never been a better time to start a company. Marc lowell andreessen is an american entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer. That tesla didnt get this right the first time but was quickly shamed into fixing it by adverse publicity is less software eating the world than bugs eating the world. In a 2019 interview he affirms this statement and adds that the best software company will win.
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