One of the leaders in this is Fab.com , one of our portfolio companies.  Andreessen Horowitz E-commerce Portfolio CompaniesWe at a16z could not possibly be more bullish on the prospects for e-commerce, and we believe growth is poised to accelerate. Part of the reason for this is due to competitive market dynamics.  commerce 1.0 MORE >>

suggest the following: Learn enough html/css to build a personal portfolio site. Buy a domain name and a hosting service and put your portfolio up at a real address, using git. Learn enough javascript and jquery to make your portfolio images appear with a nice lightbox effect when someone clicks on them. Founders Product MORE >>

A year ago, I wrote a post detailing some tidbits about our portfolio. I believe that the best way to understand an investor is to meet the founders that they work with. Second best is to understand their portfolio. So here is an unscientific cut of our portfolio and some commentary below. We have made 16 investments. MORE >>

Skype’s founders, Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, held an IP claim against Skype. Many speculated that the founders would use their claim to shut down Skype and leave investors with nothing. We believed that we could work with, rather than against, the founders. Andreessen Horowitz Companies Portfolio Companies MORE >>

For example, Founder Collective recently backed two Y-Combinator startups who decided to raise money exclusively from seed investors despite having top-tier VCs throwing money at them at higher valuations. Tags: founder collective startups venture capital But then — Kim Kardashian is the only one who can make a living tweeting. MORE >>