The rules of growth have changed. At Techcrunch interrupt 2025happening 27-29 October at Moscone West in San Francisco, 10,000+ starting and VC leaders will gather to explore how founders are adapted in a market that looks nothing like it did five years ago. And on October 27, on the senior industrial stage To publishDavid George of Andreessen Horowitz will take the micro for fire chat focused one of the biggest questions facing founders today – how do you scale and succeed when the old rules are no longer valid?
What happens when your company stays private longer?
Beginnings today can reach multi-million dollar estimates, monitor early employees and remain privately much longer than their predecessors. But those benefits come with compromises. Founders of late stages are now facing a new set of expectations around capital efficiency, liquidity and growth strategy. This fire chat with David GeorgeGeneral partner at Andreessen Horowitz, will empty what it really needs to build ongoing companies in today’s VC landscape.
George leads the growing investment team at A16Z and has supported some of the most iconic Te Technic names of the last decade, including Airbnb, Slack, Opendoor, and Uber. His understanding of how capital is deployed-from early rounds until late financial and secondary markets suffer from founders a rare appearance behind the curtain about what investors are growing now.
Why is this conversation important now
With fewer IPOs, increased burn scrutiny, and more capital remaining private longer, today’s late companies navigate a completely different set of encouragement. This session will explore how the ship -window changes, what roles secondary plays in hired liquid, and how startups can set themselves to endure longer timelines as they still move to great results.
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