Writing is power transfer technology
12 days ago
- #content strategy
- #venture capital
- #writing
- Author is leaving Shopify after five years to join Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) as Editor at Large, responsible for the firm's written output.
- Emphasizes the importance of writing as a 'power transfer technology' that gives founders legitimacy and power.
- Discusses the evolution of online content platforms and the enduring value of great writing.
- Explains the concept of primary and secondary audiences in content consumption and the role of writing in transferring power.
- Highlights the unique benefits of writing over oral communication formats like podcasts, in terms of transforming the reader.
- Describes the relationship between VCs and founders as a 'legitimacy bank', where writing plays a key role in incepting legitimacy together.
- Expresses excitement about joining a16z to contribute to the mission of empowering founders through writing.