Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
Sources used: First-hand material.
This record is not plotted. The available evidence does not establish both map axes. Read the method.
Record status: Corrected record
What this status means
The Atlas interpretation was corrected. This does not mean the person or organization changed its position.
Status recorded: 2026-09-16. This is separate from the source-reading and actor-review dates.
Source is over 18 months old.
Publication dates and source age
Sources counted: 1
Newest dated source: 2023-10-16
Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-16. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-16.
Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.
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What this position covers
The investment firm, kept separate from its individual authors. [1]
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What to keep in mind
The previously used manifesto explicitly disclaims being the firm's view. A firm-level position on both axes has not been established. [1]
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Context and qualifications
The page attributes its views to individual personnel and expressly excludes the firm and affiliates. [1]
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Footer disclaimer
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The wider picture
Publishing a founder's essay does not establish the investment firm's position. [1]
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Why this record has no dot
The manifesto remains evidence for Marc Andreessen's personal record. Its footer prevents us from treating the same text as the firm's stance on both axes. [1]
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https://theaiatlas.org/groups/a16z/
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Sources and what we read
1. The Techno-Optimist Manifesto
Source is over 18 months old.
Publication dates and source age
Sources counted: 1
Newest dated source: 2023-10-16
Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-16. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-16.
Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.
Read the manifesto and footer. The footer explicitly attributes posts to individual personnel and excludes the views of a16z Capital Management and affiliates. Historical personal advocacy, not institutional evidence.
Edition and machine-readable evidence
Content version 0.22.0. Evidence cutoff 2026-09-16; this does not mean every source was read on that day.
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