Why companies are becoming a series of loops | Anish Acharya (a16z)

01:17:37 · Lenny Rachitsky, Anish AcharyaPlay from here

[01:17:37] S0: I hadn't though about how DJing has changed now that you have Suno and things like ElevenLabs and all these things where you could just generate the music, not have to just splice together existing music. [01:17:46] S1: I mean, think of the history of it. You went from, okay, first you could only hear music if you were there with a person playing on an instrument, recorded music on the phonograph. The big change in music actually from a medium perspective was the cassette tape, because the cassette tape was really the first time you could create. You could actually compose your own "album." I think a lot of why music struggled in the 2000s is that went away and we went back to broadcast, and now that people are making music again I think the music industry is going to be bigger than it's ever been. [01:18:17] S0: Wow. Man, so much disruption. Anish, this was incredible. We covered so much ground. Final question, how can listeners be useful to you? [01:18:27] S1: I mean, show me what you're building. Please don't be despondent. Build something and then tag me, and I'd love to see it. If you're interested in hearing more stuff like this, please follow me on X. I try to kind of engage and follow back. And otherwise, make sure you check out all the amazing folks in Lenny's network. Claire is a star, Alina is so, so good, and there's just so much compelling content here. [01:18:49] S0: Nikhyl, which we talked about. [01:18:50] S1: Nikhyl's the best, man. That guy is everything. [01:18:55] S0: Amazing. Anish, thank you so much for being here.

01:18:55 · Lenny Rachitsky, Anish AcharyaPlay from here

[01:18:55] S0: Amazing. Anish, thank you so much for being here. [01:18:58] S1: Thank you, Lenny. [01:18:59] S0: Bye everyone. Thank you so much for listening. If you found this valuable, you can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Also, please consider giving us a rating or leaving a review, as that really helps other listeners find the podcast. You can find all past episodes or learn more about the show at lennyspodcast.com. See you in the next episode.