People tend to think of the web as a way to get information or perhaps as a place to carry out e-commerce. But really, the web is about accessing applications. Marc Andreessen accessapplicationcarry Change image and share on social
More and more major businesses and industries are being run on software and delivered as online services - from movies to agriculture to national defense. Marc Andreessen agriculturebusinessdefense Change image and share on social
An awful lot of successful technology companies ended up being in a slightly different market than they started out in. Microsoft started with programming tools, but came out with an operating system. Oracle started doing contracts for the CIA. AOL started out as an online video gaming network. Marc Andreessen aolawfulcia share on social
You know, magic markets don't appear all the time, so you take advantage of them. Marc Andreessen advantagemagicmarket Change image and share on social
China is very entrepreneurial but has no rule of law. Europe has rule of law but isn't entrepreneurial. Combine rule of law, entrepreneurialism and a generally pro-business policy, and you have Apple. Marc Andreessen applebusinesschina Change image and share on social
And once you get instantaneous communication with everybody, you have economic activity that's far more advanced, far more liquid, far more distributed than ever before. Marc Andreessen activityadvancecommunication Change image and share on social
These days, you have the option of staying home, blogging in your underwear, and not having your words mangled. I think I like the direction things are headed. Marc Andreessen bloggingdaydirection Change image and share on social
The days when a car aficionado could repair his or her own car are long past, due primarily to the high software content. Marc Andreessen aficionadocarcontent Change image and share on social
If there's been a crisis in a market, you don't tend to have a new crisis in that market until the people who went through the last crisis aren't in the system anymore. Marc Andreessen anymorecrisismarket Change image and share on social
There's a new generation of entrepreneurs in the Valley who have arrived since 2000, after the dotcom bust. They're completely fearless. Marc Andreessen arrivebustcompletely Change image and share on social