Episode

Technology, Culture, and the Next AI Interface with signüll

Podcast: The a16z Show
Published: Apr 16, 2026
Duration seconds: 2052
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Summary

Erik Torenberg and Anish Acharya, general partners at a16z, speak with signüll about how technology reshapes culture, relationships, and the products we build. The conversation covers tacit knowledge versus intellectual knowledge, dating apps and their effect on human connection, AI relationships, why Claude feels artisan while other models feel utilitarian, and what consumer founders should actually care about.