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Andreessen Horowitz pitch deck — what they look for.
Software-eats-the-world fund spanning seed to crossover.
What Andreessen Horowitz actually looks for
An idea maze — show the partner you’ve considered the alternative paths and rejected them with reason.
Distribution as a first-class strategy, not an afterthought slide before The Ask.
A founder thesis on the market that diverges from consensus in a non-obvious way.
How to format the deck for Andreessen Horowitz
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a16z partners (Marc, Andrew Chen, Alex Rampell) consistently advocate for the "16 slide" expanded format that adds Distribution, GTM Motion, and Wedge Strategy slides.
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Open with the wedge — what specific use case lets you land a beachhead and expand from there.
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Avoid "vision" framing on the cover slide; lead with the market shift you’re riding.
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