Where I grew up, we had the three TV networks, maybe two radio stations, no cable TV. We still had a long-distance party line in our neighborhood, so you could listen to all your neighbors' phone calls. We had a very small public library, and the nearest bookstore was an hour away. Marc Andreessen bookstorecablecall share on social
The joke about SAP has always been, it's making '50s German manufacturing methodology, implemented in 1960s software technology, delivered to 1970-style manufacturing organizations, like, it's really - yeah, the incumbency - they are still the lingering hangover from the dot-com crash. Marc Andreessen 1960s50scrash share on social
A very large percentage of economic activity is shifting online and it makes sense that there are more services that are going to charge. It also means there are going to be more people willing to pay. Marc Andreessen activitychargeeconomic share on social
I love the 'Daily Show,' and I think Jon Stewart is hysterical. But literally, the answer to every single problem is, 'Congress should pass a new law.' It's this unbelievably optimistic view of, 'We can pass a law, and then everybody will get along.' Marc Andreessen answercongressdaily share on social
The spread of computers and the Internet will put jobs in two categories. People who tell computers what to do, and people who are told by computers what to do. Marc Andreessen categorycomputerinternet Change image and share on social
Technology is like water; it wants to find its level. So if you hook up your computer to a billion other computers, it just makes sense that a tremendous share of the resources you want to use - not only text or media but processing power too - will be located remotely. Marc Andreessen billioncomputerfind share on social
We are single-mindedly focused on partnering with the best innovators pursuing the biggest markets. Marc Andreessen bigfocusinnovator Change image and share on social
People are so bad at driving cars that computers don't have to be that good to be much better. Any time you stand in line at the D.M.V. and look around, you're like, Oh, my God, I wish all these people were replaced by computer drivers. Marc Andreessen badcarcomputer share on social
A lot of things you want to do as part of daily life can now be done over the Internet. Marc Andreessen dailyinternetlife Change image and share on social