Raghu Raghuram: AI, Robotics, and the Rebirth of Infrastructure
Episode
30 min
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2 min
Topics
Fundraising & VC, Artificial Intelligence
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What It Covers
Raghu Raghuram joins a16z as managing director, discussing his journey from Netscape through VMware's growth, the Nicira acquisition, and opportunities in AI infrastructure and robotics.
Notable Moment
Raghuram reveals Microsoft embedded bugs in Windows specifically to break Netscape's browser and threatened to withhold Windows 95 from Compaq unless they canceled their Netscape partnership deal.
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