Scott Kupor on Building a16z and Rebuilding the Federal Workforce

Scott Cooper was A16Z's first employee.

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of like, know, right, including: 16 years later, he left Venture Capital to help rethink how the federal government hires, rewards, and retains talent.

1. 01They would invest, and Scott would figure out everything else required to build the firm
2. 02That meant everything from buying office furniture and making capital calls from his personal Gmail account to building the services organization that would become a defining part
3. 03Scott explains how Michael Ovitz and CAA influenced that model, why A16Z deliberately broke with venture capital's aversion to marketing, and how early investments like Skype helpe