Marc Andreessen
Marc Andreessen co-created Mosaic, co-founded Netscape and a16z, and shares ideas about technology, business and culture through essays, podcasts and posts.
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Known for
Overview
- Work
- Software entrepreneur, investor, essayist and podcast co-host
- Education
- BS in computer science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Breakout
- Co-created Mosaic, released in 1993
- Venture firm
- Co-founded Andreessen Horowitz with Ben Horowitz in 2009
Mini bio
How it started.
Marc’s path into the web began at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. While an undergraduate working at NCSA, he teamed up with Eric Bina on Mosaic, a browser that made it easier to explore the web with graphics alongside text.
The browser years.
Mosaic arrived in 1993. In 1994, Marc and Jim Clark co-founded the company that became Netscape. Marc later co-founded Loudcloud, which became Opsware, and then started Andreessen Horowitz with Ben Horowitz in 2009.
Ideas you can follow.
Alongside investing, Marc writes essays and talks through technology, business and culture on podcasts. His writing includes Why Software Is Eating the World, It’s Time to Build and The Techno-Optimist Manifesto. He and Ben Horowitz also co-host The Ben & Marc Show.
Creditschronological, newest first
Essays
- 2023The Techno-Optimist ManifestoAuthor
- 2020It’s Time to BuildAuthor
- 2011Why Software Is Eating the WorldAuthor
Software and companies
- 2009Andreessen HorowitzCo-founder with Ben Horowitz
- 1994NetscapeCo-founder with Jim Clark
- 1993MosaicCo-creator with Eric Bina and the NCSA team
Awards
Quotes
Software is eating the world.Marc Andreessen, Why Software Is Eating the World
The opening line of his August 20, 2011 essay. Source: https://a16z.com/why-software-is-eating-the-world/
Trivia
- As a school student, Marc wrote games for his family’s Commodore 64.
- Mosaic’s legacy includes putting graphics and text together in a browser that a broad audience could use.
- Before venture capital, he co-founded Loudcloud, which became Opsware.
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