8 posts and columns on Loudcloud

Why Has Andreessen Horowitz Raised $2.7B in Three Years?

in Voices on January 31 at 7:46 am PT

Since Marc and I founded Andreessen Horowitz three years ago, we have raised $2.7 billion. That statement begs a few questions.

Eyes on an IPO, Jive Software Adds Four Directors, All With Public Company Experience

in Enterprise on March 30, 2011 at 7:10 am PT

Looking more like a public company every day, the social enterprise software company has added executives from McAfee, Facebook and Google to its board of directors.

In Defense of Standards, Ethics, and Honest Financial Reporting at Hewlett-Packard

in News on October 8, 2010 at 4:22 pm PT

Recently, my old company Hewlett-Packard has been in the news–and not in a good way. I’ve been watching the coverage from the sidelines up to this point, but felt increasingly compelled to join the conversation and share my point of view. So here goes.

How Andreessen Horowitz Evaluates CEOs

in News on May 30, 2010 at 1:22 pm PT

No position in a company is more important than the CEO, and as a result, no job gets more scrutiny. Sadly, little of this analysis benefits CEOs, as most of the discussions happen behind their backs. This post is a step in the opposite direction. By describing how Andreessen Horowitz evaluates CEOs, I am at the same time describing what I think the job of the CEO is.

The Case for the Fat Start-Up

in News on March 17, 2010 at 12:00 pm PT

Much has been written and said about the current economic downturn and the resulting lessons on how to run high-technology companies. Quite famously, Sequoia Capital, the premier venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, held a mandatory all-CEO meeting in fall 2008 during which it advised them to “Cut spending. Cut fat. Preserve capital.”

Tell Me Again How Third-party Apps Will 'Extend iPhone’s Capabilities Without Compromising Its Reliability or Security'

in News on July 23, 2007 at 11:00 am PT

Tell Me Again How Third-party Apps Will ‘Extend iPhone’s Capabilities Without Compromising Its Reliability or Security’

in News on July 23, 2007 at 11:00 am PT

Andreessen: Ops, I Did It Again

in News on July 23, 2007 at 6:00 am PT

Well, Marc Andreessen must be grinning into his cornflakes this morning. At market open today Hewlett-Packard said it had agreed to acquire Opsware, the enterprise-software company Andreessen founded back in 1999, for $1.65 billion. H-P will pay $14.25 for each share of Opsware, a 39% premium over Friday’s close of $10.28. At that price, Andreessen–who [...]