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David George
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GP, Head Growth Fund @a16z | πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ | β€œThe key is not the will to win...everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.”-Bob Knight
Palo Alto, CA
Joined December 2011
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    I had a great time chatting with @patrick_oshag on @InvestLikeBest. I've known Patrick since college, and this is the first time we've talked markets and investing at this much depth. The fundamentals of company building haven’t changed: people, products, and markets matter.
    .@DavidGeorge83 leads @a16z Growth, which has backed some of the most successful technology companies including Stripe, SpaceX, Waymo, Databricks, Figma, OpenAI, and Cursor. This conversation is a detailed look at how David built and runs the growth business. He shares how they
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    The Market That Was vs The Market That Is Here’s how we’ve been working w/ founders to adjust as the market changes @a16z πŸ‘‡πŸ§΅ future.a16z.com/framework-valu…
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    1/ Today, @a16z Growth launched our Guide to Growth Metrics for B2B companies! @sarahdingwang @aleximm @morrisseyjoe a16z.com/growth/guide-g… Why?
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    What do Roblox, Anduril, CrowdStrike and Apple all have in common? None of them looked like obvious winners from the start. But they built something far bigger than anyone expected. We call these companies Modelbusters. Modelbusters either reveal a market that’s much larger
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    Some very excitingΒ @a16z newsΒ today. I’m thrilled to announce that we’ve promoted @sarahdingwang to General Partner for the Growth Fund. More below on why…and welcome Sarah to this new role, I’m proud to call you my partner!  
 a16z.com/2022/01/10/sar…
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    Excited to share some firm news, and a mini-thread on @a16z Growth! πŸ‘€
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    Excited to announce @a16z Growth’s investment in @flexport and @typesfast! Getting goods from Point A to B is one of the most complex problems in tech, and Flexport is building the leading tech platform for global logistics. cc @BobSwan. More below! πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡
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    We are doubling down on @dapperlabs @rohamg in their new $305m round of funding from the @a16z growth and crypto funds. @cdixon and I wrote about it a16z.com/2021/03/30/dou…. Some thoughts on our investment below πŸ‘‡
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    Thrilled to be joining the team at @a16z!
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    We're so excited to be partnering with @DavidBaszucki and the team at @Roblox! More here πŸ‘‡
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    We’ve raised $7.2b to continue investing in the future. You can read more here: a16z.com/new-funds-new-… @a16z
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    Congratulations to @zoink, Praveer and the @figma team on going public. When we originally invested, we said we were entering the decade of design. Amazing how much that has happened. Thanks for letting us at @a16z be part of the journey.
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    One step closer to the metaverse! Congrats toΒ @DavidBaszucki &Β @Roblox team on becoming a public co. Roblox is a universe of millions of virtual worlds, much more than a game. More here from our original investment:Β a16z.com/2020/02/26/rob…. WeΒ @a16z can't wait for what’s ahead!
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    Today we're excited to share that we’re co-leading a new Series E in @TripActions from the @a16z Growth fund with @leefixel and @eladgil. We're in the midst of the global pandemic…and we’re investing in a business travel company πŸ€”. Here's why πŸ‘‡