Rebuilding what the country needs for the next century is a generational opportunity that requires more founders, more builders, and more people in government pushing for change, not any single company solving it alone.
Dino closes with a call to action: this is a generational, whole-of-country opportunity that needs more founders, builders, and government allies, not one company solving it alone. ✦ AI generated
Dino · a16z Podcast · 2026-05-19 · original ↗
starts at this moment · 11:00
“Advice to other builders who might be a click or two behind you.”
There's a real generational opportunity to build what this country needs for the next 100 years, and we need more founders. We need more builders, and we need more folks in government like the secretary pushing for change. This isn't a one company one person is going to solve this problem. We need a partnership across the country.
verbatim transcript · starts at 11:00
11:00and then go for it, right? We're in a there there's a real generational opportunity to build what this country needs for the next 100 years, and we need more founders. We need more builders, and we need more folks in government like the secretary pushing for change. This isn't a one company one person is going to solve this problem. We need a partnership across the country, and folks that are thinking
11:28about getting into this space, building a company, I would say, you know, build the conviction in what you believe in and then go all in on it because the country needs you and the partners are here to support you. >> Amazing. Thank you both so much. Honorable Deputy Dino, it's been a real pleasure. >> Thank you.
- ·Build what the country needs for the next 100 years
- ·Requires more founders, builders, and government allies
- ·No single company or person can solve it alone
- ·Needs a partnership across the country