A16z Podcast

Voice-First Apps, AI Moats, Never-Ending Games, and Anime. We asked over 40 partners across a16z to preview one big idea they believe will drive innovation in 2024.Here in our 3-part series, you’ll hear directly from partners across all our verticals, as we dive even more deeply into these ideas. What’s the why now? Who is already building in these spaces? What opportunities and challenges are on the horizon? And how can you get involved?Timecodes:00:00 - Big Ideas in Tech 202401:39 - Big Idea: Voice-First Apps Will Become Integral to Our Lives04:14 - The limiting factors of voice technology05:27 - What would a voice-first app look like? 06:52 - Voice tech for companionship and productivity 08:05 - The primary modality voice applications10:08 - How builders and founders can integrate voice technology13:31 - Big Idea: The Consumer AI Battleground Moves from Model to UX15:49 - How user experience can contribute toward building a moat17:57 - The commoditization of models19:55 - How should builders differentiate