Two of the biggest names in venture investing come together in this DLD All Stars talk: Ben Horowitz, co-founder of az16, and Atomico’s Niklas Zennström discuss what makes startups successful, why the right team matters and what entrepreneurs need to consider when growing their companies. An absolute #mustwatch for anybody interested in tech, innovation and entrepreneurship.
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Investors’ Talk: The Importance of Culture
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Speakers
Ben Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz
Ben Horowitz is co-founder and partner of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), and the New York Times bestselling author of The Hard Thing About Hard Things. Prior to a16z, Ben was co-founder and CEO of Opsware (formerly Loudcloud), which was acquired by HP in 2007 for $1.6 billion, and was appointed vice president and general manager of Business Technology Optimization for Software at HP.
Niklas Zennström
Atomico
Niklas Zennström is CEO and Founding Partner at Atomico. He works daily with founders and sits on the boards of Lilium, Pipedrive and Varjo. Niklas previously co-founded and managed globally successful technology companies including Skype, Kazaa and Joltid.
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