1993
Marc Andreessen was an hourly worker at the NCSA, paid $6.25 an hour, when Mosaic was created.
“Mark was like an hourly worker at NCSA. Oh, yeah. He was getting paid $6.25 an hour.”
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Marc Andreessen
10 facts from 4 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
1994
Marc Andreessen said he arrived in Silicon Valley in 1994 and felt he had missed it, but he arrived in time for the internet wave.
“I came out here in 1994 to Silicon Valley, and the valley was in hibernation.”
1999
Marc Andreessen became AOL's chief technology officer as part of the Netscape sale.
“So Marc Andreessen, as part of the sale, becomes CTO of AOL.”
1999
Marc Andreessen agreed to be LoudCloud's chairman and invest $6 million rather than act as an active co-founder.
“Mark says, I don't want to be an active co-founder, but I'll be chairman and I'll invest $6 million.”
1999
Michael Ovitz says Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz asked him to join their board in 1999.
“a guy named Mark Andreessen and his partner, Ben Horowitz, kind of saved my skin, you know. They asked me to be on their board in 99.”
2006-2008
Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz made 36 angel investments together over about three years before founding their firm.
“Mark and Ben did 36 deals together over just three years, so a deal a month with their own money”
2008
Marc Andreessen joined the boards of Facebook and eBay in 2008.
“is why Andreessen ends up joining the Facebook board in 2008, as well as the eBay board in 2008.”
2009
Marc Andreessen appeared on Charlie Rose in February 2009 and mentioned his planned venture fund.
“So February of 2009, Mark goes on Charlie Rose.”
2010
Marc Andreessen helped recruit Tony Bates of Cisco to become CEO of Skype after the 2009 spin-out.
“And then he helps recruit Tony Bates to come in as the CEO. Tony from Cisco was a rising star there.”
2011
In his August 2011 Wall Street Journal essay 'Software is eating the world', Marc Andreessen argued that public markets undervalued technology companies.
“Today's stock market actually hates technology, as shown by the all-time low price-to-earnings ratios for major public technology companies.”
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